semicolons

Use in a sentence to separate two complete and related thoughts: Jane Smith went to New York; it was her first visit there. A semicolon is also used to clarify a series: The team was made up of Sam Jones, who has been with the hospital many years; and Dennis Johnson, who just transferred from New York last month.

Use to separate names in photo captions: John Jones, MD, PhD; Jane Johnson, MD, JD; Jane Doe, PA-C; John Doe, MSN.