family practitioner

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Recent Examples of family practitioner And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025 If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024 The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners. Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025 As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common. Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025 If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist. Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024 Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office. Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023 Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in Manhattan to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village, and Harriet (Brokaw) Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 24 May 2023 He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for family practitioner
Noun
  • Their son is a North Carolina social entrepreneur and Duke faculty member, while their daughter, Katherine, works as a family doctor at the Boston Medical Center.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • Two years ago, Republican Sen. Justin Busch's bill to do so was changed in the House to only apply to family doctors.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • And maybe Bains — a respected family physician — can lead the way.
    U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
  • Parents with young children should do this with their family’s pediatrician, and adults should also be sure to speak with their family physician or internist as well.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • Doctors stabilized her and scheduled her for an appointment with a general practitioner the next day.
    Danielle Battaglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
  • Part of that, yes, is the fact that a big-time New York City neurosurgeon becoming a general practitioner in small town Everwood, Colorado, means Andy can instantly and intimately interact and oftentimes clash with his new neighbors.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The doctor also alleged agents have committed ethics violations, including not showing their identification, not allowing patient privacy during interviews and examinations, preventing doctors from contacting family for necessary medical information and preventing family from visiting.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 8 July 2025
  • Kimes has been a regular cast member on Married to Medicine, which depicts the lives of women who are either doctors or the partners of doctors, since its second season premiered in 2014.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • On The Pitt, Wyle plays the senior attending physician who leads the day shift at an underfunded and understaffed Pittsburgh trauma hospital.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 15 July 2025
  • For example, predictive AI instantly decides whether to allow each credit card charge, whereas the wholesale replacement of physicians with machines is a very long way off at best.
    Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

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“Family practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20practitioner. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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