Synonyms of surgeon

surgeon

noun

as in physician

a medical professional who performs operations that involve cutting into someone's body in order to repair or remove damaged or diseased parts

a brain surgeon

She worked as a surgeon for twenty years.

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• physician
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• urologist
• medico
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Dissimilar Words

• nonphysician
• nondoctor

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surgeon

What the surgeon did has been lost to the annals of time, but after he was done and Vance recovered, his arm was 100% again. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

As surgeons worked behind her ear, Peasley listened to the music and remained conscious throughout the procedure. — Marlee Ginter, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

The office belonged to an orthopedic surgeon Rubinger had shadowed years earlier. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

In the span of less than a week this July, surgeons at a Southern California hospital raced to save the lives of two women suffering from alarmingly similar brain hemorrhages. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026