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Recent Examples of family physician
Mara Gordon is a family physician at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, New Jersey.
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Mara Gordon, NPR, 16 Sep. 2025
How to Decide What's Right for Your Family Most adolescents who are interested in a piercing want them as a form of self-expression and to show their individuality, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician with Rooks County Health Center.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
And maybe Bains — a respected family physician — can lead the way.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Mara Gordon, NPR, 16 Sep. 2025
How to Decide What's Right for Your Family Most adolescents who are interested in a piercing want them as a form of self-expression and to show their individuality, says Beth Oller, MD, a family physician with Rooks County Health Center.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 11 Sep. 2025
Advertisement If families come in with questions about whether their child should get the COVID-19 shot, pharmacists will probably refer them back to their pediatrician or family physician.
—Alice Park, Time, 21 Aug. 2025
And maybe Bains — a respected family physician — can lead the way.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for family physician
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As both a family doctor and the county coroner, Dr. David Suetholz saw many facets of the opioid epidemic.—
Quinlan Bentley,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
25 Sep. 2025
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The sisters’ former students have been helping and organizing a daily routine for them, while a family doctor is available to offer medical care, ORF added.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
15 Sep. 2025
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And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.—
Erin Brodwin,
Axios,
24 Mar. 2025
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Kennedy sought the advice of doctors after dealing with severe memory loss and brain fog, reportedly leading to a scan of his brain that showed a dark spot in the imagery.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
15 Oct. 2025
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Imagine doctors receiving vital medical kits from orbit after a natural disaster, or soldiers getting urgent supplies in minutes instead of hours.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Which, incidentally, both physicians practice.—
Melanie Radzicki McManus,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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The volunteer pilot, a Wyoming physician named Brent Blue, told me that there’s usually not too much barking unless there’s a cat on board.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Family physician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20physician. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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