neurologist

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Recent Examples of neurologist At the University of Miami, which is private, a neurologist resigned from her job. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026 Elsewhere in her essay, Gayheart writes about the moment that Dane called her from his neurologist’s office in San Francisco, his hometown, to inform her that he had just been diagnosed with ALS. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025 Differences in care could be another factor, says Brian Silver, MD, a neurologist at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, Massachusetts. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Dec. 2025 Pat and Laura Abell first connected with Robertson at the recommendation of their pediatric neurologist. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neurologist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurologist
Noun
  • Yerman said doctors used six staples to close a gash suffered during the attack.
    Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • After three days of physical therapy and doctors’ advice, Vonn tried skiing on Tuesday.
    Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Partnering with a pediatrician or therapist who specializes in substance use is great next step.
    Gary Kirkilas II, Boston Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Eventually, a pediatrician recognized the pattern as PFAPA, a rare periodic fever syndrome.
    Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • An emergency medicine physician was also deployed to the Milligan University campus to assist with on-site triage and coordination of care.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • In both instances, the hospital officials cited a decrease in birth numbers and a shortage in physicians.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Doctors said the security forces appeared to be aiming at people’s heads, and one ophthalmologist reported seeing hundreds of patients shot in the eye.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
  • An ophthalmologist at a hospital in Tehran reported that it has been overwhelmed by casualties, including many people who were shot in the eye.
    Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The surgery was an in-patient procedure because my internist said that was safer for someone over 60.
    Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Her Washington internist recommended this place ...
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Crandell, the Harvard physiatrist, is a funny, brainy, and upbeat clinician who treats people with amputations in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, a building overlooking Boston Harbor.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Good options include orthopedic physicians, physiatrists (who specialize in treating pain and physical impairments), or physical therapists.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Yet my first urologist, a private practitioner who had a financial incentive to operate, tried to rush me into his operating room the following week.
    Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Unhappy with his wait-and-see approach, Catherine flies in Dr. Laura Kaplan, played by guest star Jamie-Lynn Sigler, a top urologist who proposes a surgical intervention that comes with risks but could also cure him, at least for the foreseeable future.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Williams then threw Azari into the arm of a couch, causing the infant to bounce and perhaps hit his head on the wall, and causing what a pathologist concluded were injuries consistent with the profound brain bleeding and spinal column fracture the physician found in an autopsy.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to these injuries, the pathologist noted a fourth wound, described as a graze wound consistent with a firearm injury, but with no penetration.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Neurologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurologist. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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