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also pediatrist
as in doctor
a medical professional who treats babies and children
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Recent Examples of pediatrician
The most widespread advice to pediatricians on how to talk with parents about vaccines is to take a presumptive approach.
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Peter M. Sandman, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Dazelle was a pioneering pediatrician who made house calls all around South Florida and promoted preventative care.
—Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Brown, 59, has been a practicing pediatrician since 1995 and now works four days a week from her Westlake practice, 411 Pediatrics.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
That lack of science literacy leads to discomfort when interacting with pediatricians, doctors, nurses, and radiology techs.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
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Peter M. Sandman, STAT, 26 Jan. 2026
Dazelle was a pioneering pediatrician who made house calls all around South Florida and promoted preventative care.
—Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Brown, 59, has been a practicing pediatrician since 1995 and now works four days a week from her Westlake practice, 411 Pediatrics.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 20 Jan. 2026
That lack of science literacy leads to discomfort when interacting with pediatricians, doctors, nurses, and radiology techs.
—Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pediatrician
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Unlike with an infection, where doctors can use an objective blood test to pinpoint the bacteria or virus causing the problem, there are few simple tests to determine what kind of mental health disorder someone has.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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Then, in the fifth century BCE, came the Greek doctor Hippocrates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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For nearly a millennia and half, even in the centuries when physicians were beginning to supplant priests in treating the ill, epileptic convulsions (unexpected, frightening, enigmatic) remained the territory of the priest.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Todd Randall Wilcox, a correctional health-care physician and the former president of the American College of Correctional Physicians, reviewed the medical records associated with Roque Campos’s hospital visits, as part of expert testimony for the class-action suit.—
Oren Peleg,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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As Poppy's symptoms progressed, a neurologist referred the family for further testing.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
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Those are more complicated, points out Christopher Winter, MD, a neurologist and sleep medicine physician with Charlottesville Neurology and Sleep Medicine and host of the Sleep Unplugged podcast.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
12 Jan. 2026
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Her Washington internist recommended this place ...—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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The risk of seizures is not a new concern, explains Elizabeth Cilenti, MD, MPH, an internist and pediatrician at Northern Virginia Family Practice Associates.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
26 Sep. 2025
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Art enthusiasts Hans Ottinot, a prominent Broward attorney, and Nelson Adams, a Miami obstetrician associated with Jackson Memorial, are central to the museum’s dream team.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, certified nurse-midwives deliver babies and provide prenatal and postpartum care, especially in areas where there are few obstetricians.—
Kymberlee Montgomery,
The Conversation,
7 Jan. 2026
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Two Burt’s Bees veterans and a gynecologist are looking to crack the code of menopausal beauty.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Regular visits with a gynecologist or other clinician remain important for addressing other aspects of health.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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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
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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
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In 2020, Jonathan Benassaya walked into a dermatologist's office for a routine skin check—an appointment that took months to secure.—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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But this is a Martha Stewart production boosted by the expert medical insight of a top dermatologist.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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