plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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In a new interview with Good Morning America, Dr. Vaughn A. Starnes opened up about Kimmel's son Billy's heart defect, which the surgeon said that the late-night host and his wife Molly McNearney did not know about until after Billy was born.
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The procedure can be performed by an orthopedic or hand surgeon.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
Additionally, colorectal cancer isn’t hereditary and has few symptoms, said Christina Seo, MD, a colon and rectal surgeon at Holy Name Medical Center in New Jersey.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 May 2024
That the odds of serious post-op complications or death in the months after surgery were lessened, especially for patients who underwent procedures with a woman surgeon or woman anesthetist as their direct provider, is something the researchers underscored as particularly significant.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 May 2024
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Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
The procedure can be performed by an orthopedic or hand surgeon.
—Scott Sundick, Verywell Health, 3 June 2024
Additionally, colorectal cancer isn’t hereditary and has few symptoms, said Christina Seo, MD, a colon and rectal surgeon at Holy Name Medical Center in New Jersey.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 21 May 2024
That the odds of serious post-op complications or death in the months after surgery were lessened, especially for patients who underwent procedures with a woman surgeon or woman anesthetist as their direct provider, is something the researchers underscored as particularly significant.
—Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 May 2024
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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