This study examined the attitudes and its impact, of physicians and nurses toward persons with disabilities in Bhutan, given their profession, gender, age and past experience. The Scale of Attitudes toward Disabled Persons (SADP) was sent to 269 physicians and nurses at 3 major hospitals in Bhutan. 170 (63%) health professionals completed the survey and it was found that physicians held significantly more positive attitudes than nurses on total SADP score and the optimism-human rights subscale (p<.01). The mean scores of both professions were lower than those of other studies. Bhutanese doctors and nurses appear to hold less positive attitudes toward persons with disabilities than their counterparts from western countries. Given that doctors and nurses play a vital role in providing information and support to persons with disabilities in Bhutan, a greater understanding of their attitudes toward this segment of the population will support efforts to implement appropriate intervention.