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also pediatrist
as in doctor
a medical professional who treats babies and children
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Recent Examples of pediatrician
Currently, the Autism Society encourages all children to be screened for signs of autism by their family pediatrician three times by the age of three -- at nine, 18, and 24 or 30 months.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Authorities revealed at the time that the pediatrician would be extradited to Illinois.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler are members of the Jacobi group, a panel of senior pediatricians addressing child advocacy and public policy.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The Fondation des Hôpitaux was founded in 1989 by pediatrician Claude Griscelli and journalist Anne Barrère, after her son was treated for leukemia.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Authorities revealed at the time that the pediatrician would be extradited to Illinois.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler are members of the Jacobi group, a panel of senior pediatricians addressing child advocacy and public policy.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The Fondation des Hôpitaux was founded in 1989 by pediatrician Claude Griscelli and journalist Anne Barrère, after her son was treated for leukemia.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pediatrician
Noun
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For many Americans, planning a doctor’s appointment comes with logistical headaches: taking a day off from work; scheduling months in advance; dealing with insurance coverage and related costs.—
Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin,
Them,
10 Mar. 2025
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Her doctor, not you, should discuss making those changes with her and the reasons for it.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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One analysis from the AMA found that the number of physicians working in private practice dropped by 13 percentage points — from 60 percent to 46.7 percent — between 2012 and 2022.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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This is true even in households where both spouses work as physicians.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Bilal Hameed is a neurologist at Yale New Haven Health.—
Dr. Bilal Hameed,
Hartford Courant,
27 Feb. 2025
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But such risks are negligible when the procedure is performed properly under the care of a qualified professional (typically an anesthesiologist, but orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, radiologists, and other specialists may perform epidurals as well).—
Stephen C. George,
Discover Magazine,
20 Feb. 2025
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Medical teams including orthopedists, internists and sports psychologists must continually review the best available literature, treatment, and strength and conditioning strategies in order to reduce player injury and optimize their health.—
Lipi Roy, MD,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Doctors want a different message Dr. Manan Trivedi, an internist practicing in greater Washington D.C. area, was among the throngs of people who attended Kennedy’s contentious confirmation hearings to oppose his nomination.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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In consultation with Gemmill and more than a dozen other maternal health researchers and obstetricians, ProPublica built a framework for analyzing Texas hospital discharge data from 2017 to 2023, the most recent full year available.—
CNN,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1993, another woman gave birth to a daughter on the No. 3 train while on her way to an obstetrician’s appointment.—
Liam Stack,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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But recent surveys have found many women are postponing visits to their gynecologists.—
Roni Caryn Rabin,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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Laparoscopies are usually performed by a general surgeon, gynecologist, or gastroenterological surgeon (a surgeon who specializes in the digestive system).—
Heidi Cope,
Health,
18 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t the first time doctors have discovered multiple contact lenses dislodged in someone's eye: In California, an ophthalmologist went viral after sharing a video of herself removing 23 contact lenses from underneath the patient’s eye.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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When To See a Healthcare Provider To ensure healthy vision and eyesight, schedule regular eye exams with a qualified healthcare provider, such as an ophthalmologist.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Ninth Circuit opinion relied on the urologist’s claim that gender confirmation surgery was necessarily limiting.—
Natalie Shibley / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Booth met with a colorectal surgeon and a urologist.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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