plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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On April 19, dental surgeon Akintunde Bowden, 41, was shot and killed at his Brown Deer apartment complex after confronting a neighbor about noise.
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In November 2023, after consulting with two different medical professionals, do Rocio Chiquim headed to Barigui Ophthalmology Hospital in Curitiba, where an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon) performed an upper and lower blepharoplasty for a total cost of around $1,300.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Oz, a former health surgeon and television personality took the helm of Medicare and Medicaid Services in April and has said the role of AI in health care will continue to expand.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Many of them endured catastrophic wounds that would have killed or maimed them in Israel's past wars, Israeli combat medics and surgeons say.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
In November 2023, after consulting with two different medical professionals, do Rocio Chiquim headed to Barigui Ophthalmology Hospital in Curitiba, where an ophthalmologist (eye surgeon) performed an upper and lower blepharoplasty for a total cost of around $1,300.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Oz, a former health surgeon and television personality took the helm of Medicare and Medicaid Services in April and has said the role of AI in health care will continue to expand.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Many of them endured catastrophic wounds that would have killed or maimed them in Israel's past wars, Israeli combat medics and surgeons say.
—Daniel Estrin, NPR, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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