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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My father was an anesthesiologist who would raise money every three years to work as a medical missionary in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
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Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The lawsuit alleges Saffold was unstable during the procedure, and the anesthesiologist and nurse failed to give him proper medical intervention to save his life.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Davide Cattano, an anesthesiologist at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, did some of the animal research that has shown that xenon increases a blood factor called hypoxia-inducible factor 1–alpha (HIF-1α), which in turn can increase EPO.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
In the lawsuit, Krista Saffold alleges that Centerpoint and her husband’s anesthesiologist and nurse are liable for medical malpractice because a cardiologist was not consulted after two abnormal electrocardiogram (EKG) results before her husband’s last surgery.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
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Barbara Bry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 June 2025
The lawsuit alleges Saffold was unstable during the procedure, and the anesthesiologist and nurse failed to give him proper medical intervention to save his life.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Davide Cattano, an anesthesiologist at the McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, did some of the animal research that has shown that xenon increases a blood factor called hypoxia-inducible factor 1–alpha (HIF-1α), which in turn can increase EPO.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 29 May 2025
In the lawsuit, Krista Saffold alleges that Centerpoint and her husband’s anesthesiologist and nurse are liable for medical malpractice because a cardiologist was not consulted after two abnormal electrocardiogram (EKG) results before her husband’s last surgery.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
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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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