physiatrist

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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. Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024 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 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 An orthopedic surgeon is a reasonable choice, as is a physical medicine doctor (physiatrist). Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 25 Aug. 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 Additionally, Shane Davis, MD, physiatrist and non-operative sports medicine specialist with UCLA Health, explains that the heating pads should conform to the body. Madison Alcedo, Health, 25 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for physiatrist
Noun
  • And yet, for most patients, monitoring the disease is still anchored in short, infrequent visits to a neurologist’s office.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 17 May 2025
  • Doctors referred him to a pediatric neurologist for an appointment a little over a week later, the suit said, but the family came back to the ER four days after their first visit with worsening symptoms.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Novant Health is incorporating mental health into other aspects of medical care to try to improve rates of early intervention, including asking questions about mental health during check-ups and increasing mental health staffing at doctor’s offices throughout the region.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 21 May 2025
  • The Franciscan Health building at 770 Indian Boundary Road houses the Emergency Department and doctors’ offices.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Several trips to the orthopedist, however, left her frustrated and without an explanation.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
  • Lee will have a follow-up with team orthopedist Ken Akizuki for another exam, as well.
    Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Treatments must be administered by a doctor or a physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, or health care professional with a master’s or doctorate level training in acupuncture and a state license to practice acupuncture.
    Diane Omdahl, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • There are several reasons why these conditions go untreated and undetected—and many of them can be linked to inconvenience, maternal-fetal medicine physicians from some of America's best maternity hospitals told Newsweek.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025
Noun
  • Karen Brown/New England Public Media Michele Andrews had been seeing her internist in Northampton, Massachusetts for about 10 years.
    Karen Brown, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
  • His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • But when the bump got a little bigger the next day, Myles’ father, Rondell Sr., suggested taking him to the pediatrician.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • These concerns contrast with the views of most U.S. dentists and pediatricians, who advise that fluoride is safe in small doses and one of the few bright spots in the fight against cavities since its addition to water in 1945.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The single company in question, Alara Imaging, supplies free software that radiologists and radiology programs need to comply with the new regulations.
    Joanne Kenen, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Looking just at salary, No. 14 radiologists are the highest-earning professionals represented in Indeed’s best jobs list.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The detection of a nodule in the prostate typically leads to additional tests by a urologist to rule out prostate cancer.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • Representative Murphy is a urologist who still regularly treats patients in Greenville.
    Joseph Goldstein, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Physiatrist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/physiatrist. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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