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Recent Examples of physiatrist
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.
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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
The study’s results are also promising because, unlike many forms of activity, walking is a safe and accessible exercise for most people, added Paul Cooke, MD, assistant attending physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 3 July 2024
So, now, your physiatrist is recommending injections.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
As a physiatrist, her practice centered on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disabilities related to the brain, nerves, bones and muscles.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2023
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
The study’s results are also promising because, unlike many forms of activity, walking is a safe and accessible exercise for most people, added Paul Cooke, MD, assistant attending physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 3 July 2024
So, now, your physiatrist is recommending injections.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
As a physiatrist, her practice centered on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of disabilities related to the brain, nerves, bones and muscles.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physiatrist
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Except for perhaps an experienced neurologist or geneticist carefully examining someone, people can’t recognize mitochondrial disease by looking at someone as Kennedy claims to.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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This ability to detect consciousness earlier is clinically meaningful, says Jan Claassen, a neurologist at Columbia University, who wasn’t involved in the new research.—
Andrew Chapman,
Scientific American,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Julia Norem, now a doctor in the Fayetteville area, lost her father Walt Norem in that plane crash.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sutton-Schulman got L settled in, met with his doctors and, for the first time in months, felt some hope.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Hoka—once favored mainly by orthopedists—started gaining traction among millennials when Outdoor Voices spotlighted the brand in its marketing campaigns.—
Hannah Dylan Pasternak,
SELF,
11 Aug. 2025
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Chiaia eventually appeared and was persuaded to lend her expertise to the project; White also consulted trainers, podiatrists and orthopedists about the differences between women’s and men’s feet.—
David Waldstein,
Twin Cities,
25 July 2025
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Cassidy, a longtime physician, questioned Kennedy.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
5 Sep. 2025
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That’s how three American physicians described the Gaza Strip after spending several weeks treating the sick and wounded there last month.—
Brendan Rascius,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Sharon Bergquist, an internist at Emory Healthcare and an associate professor at Emory University School of Medicine, has seen a rise in patients using these trackers.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
21 Aug. 2025
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The research was led by Dr. Edward McEachern, a general internist, pathologist and health services researcher who retired last year and now works at Boise State University as a distinguished scholar in residence.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
31 July 2025
Noun
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New Balance and Vionic shoes are marked down, too, which come with the stamp of approval of many podiatrists.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Both podiatrists and Oprah Winfrey herald Vionic for their cute, comfortable styles, and these Chelsea boots are no exception.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Love to Dream also tapped Samuel Heitner, MD, pediatrician and founder of Telebaby, to explain why music is a useful tool in helping your baby develop a healthy sleep routine.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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The veteran Fox Sports NFL sideline reporter was wrapping up her baby boy Mack’s two-year checkup with the pediatrician—which is apt, given we’re set to talk all about doctor’s visits.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But automating a radiologist’s entire diagnostic job was infeasible because CheXpert was not equipped to process the ancillary medical histories, conversations, and diagnostic data that radiologists rely on for interpreting scans.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
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One recipient was Yadira Vázquez, a radiologist with a 27-acre farm in Fajardo.—
Rebecca L. Rhoades,
Saveur,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Physiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physiatrist. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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