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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An anesthesiologist in his day job and an avid photographer on the side, Jeff Shiffrin grew up skiing.
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The former Dartmouth ski racer was 65 and a renowned anesthesiologist in the Vail Valley.
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His paternal grandfather was a general surgeon, his maternal grandfather a physician, his dad an anesthesiologist.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
The former Dartmouth ski racer was 65 and a renowned anesthesiologist in the Vail Valley.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
His paternal grandfather was a general surgeon, his maternal grandfather a physician, his dad an anesthesiologist.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026
Alyssa Burgart is a bioethicist and pediatric anesthesiologist in California.
—Amy Caruso Brown, STAT, 30 Jan. 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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