radiologist

ra·di·ol·o·gist | \ ˌrā-dē-ˈä-lə-jist

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Definition of radiologist

: a physician specializing in medical radiology

Examples of radiologist in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Scott Atlas, the radiologist who has come to serve as the de facto leader of Trump’s coronavirus response, has downplayed the record-setting total of new cases by highlighting the comparatively low death toll. — Lev Facher, STAT, "‘It’s going to be very, very scary’: Before Biden takes office, a precarious 10 weeks for escalating Covid-19 crisis," 7 Nov. 2020 Unknown to her, the radiologist who may have read the ultrasound was a visiting doctor and therefore not in her insurance company's network — so her insurer wouldn't pay his full charges.. — Jc Reindl, Detroit Free Press, "Surprise out-of-network medical bills now illegal in Michigan," 30 Oct. 2020 Trump was joined in the briefing by Dr Scott Atlas, a radiologist-turned-coronavirus adviser to the White House. — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, "Trump: 100M doses of coronavirus vaccine could be distributed by end of year," 16 Sep. 2020 After a few more weeks, the man called an old friend, Mike Fishbein, a radiologist at Falmouth Hospital on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, "His Fingernails Were Purple but Didn’t Hurt. What Was This?," 15 Oct. 2020 Coronavirus patients occupy all the 30 intensive-care beds at Madrid’s La Paz hospital, one of Spain’s biggest, according to Daniel Bernabeu, a radiologist there. — Andrew Barnett, WSJ, "Europe Overtakes U.S. in New Cases of Covid-19," 14 Oct. 2020 As a radiologist with a specialty in breast imaging, Dr. Heather Tauschek looks at as many as 7,000 mammograms every year. — Anchorage Daily News, "Afraid of getting a mammogram? You’re not alone.," 5 Oct. 2020 Jason Dykstra, 42, a radiologist in Holland, Mich., tries to sell EA to a population that’s already motivated to give: devout Christians like himself. — Zachary Pincus-roth, Washington Post, "They want to upend the way we think about charity — and their message is winning both converts and critics.," 23 Sep. 2020 The radiologist will make a detailed report to send back to your primary doctor or the specialist who ordered the test. — Zee Krstic, Good Housekeeping, "25 Types of Doctors and What They Do for Patients' Health," 15 Sep. 2020

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“Radiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radiologist. Accessed 25 Nov. 2020.

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