anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 
plural anesthesiologists
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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Before his arrest, Gerhardt Konig worked as a doctor at Anesthesia Medical Group in Hawaii and, earlier, as an anesthesiologist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist based in Maui, was nowhere to be found when authorities responded to the scene, but he was arrested after an hours-long manhunt.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Gerhardt Konig, who worked as an anesthesiologist on Maui, has been in jail since his arrest.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The anesthesiologist then pulls off the covers to reveal a horizontal bandage across the bottom of her neck.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2026
Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist based in Maui, was nowhere to be found when authorities responded to the scene, but he was arrested after an hours-long manhunt.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
Gerhardt Konig, who worked as an anesthesiologist on Maui, has been in jail since his arrest.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
The anesthesiologist then pulls off the covers to reveal a horizontal bandage across the bottom of her neck.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Anesthesiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anesthesiologist. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist
: anesthetist
especially
: a doctor specializing in giving anesthetics to patients
Medical Definition
anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
variants
or chiefly British anaesthesiologist
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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