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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Recent Examples of surgeon
Josh Kahn, 39, underwent a spinal fusion in 2023, and his surgeon recommended an electrical nerve stimulation machine.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Jill Hertzberg’s team at luxury South Florida brokerage the Jills Zeder Group represented the seller, cosmetic surgeon Aaron Rollins and his wife, Marine Rollins.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Trusting world-class surgeons and unbelievable nurses.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, his orthopedic surgeon was able to avoid amputation by opening his hand and removing the necrotic tendon and tissue, replacing it with a piece of tendon from his arm.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
Jill Hertzberg’s team at luxury South Florida brokerage the Jills Zeder Group represented the seller, cosmetic surgeon Aaron Rollins and his wife, Marine Rollins.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2026
Trusting world-class surgeons and unbelievable nurses.
—Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Mar. 2026
Fortunately, his orthopedic surgeon was able to avoid amputation by opening his hand and removing the necrotic tendon and tissue, replacing it with a piece of tendon from his arm.
—Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for surgeon
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All 12 of its freestanding ERs, including the one in Plantation, and its over 100 HCA Florida physician offices also accept the insurance, including Medicare Advantage, HMO and ACA plans associated with Florida Blue.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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Cardiologist and researcher Eric Topol pointed to five studies in which AI systems working independently outperformed physicians who had access to AI as a tool.—
William Warr,
Time,
4 Mar. 2026
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Scrubs stars Braff and Faison as best friends who work as doctors at the fictional Sacred Heart Hospital.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Court records show that Acacio, along with two other doctors, failed to pay more than $243,000 in rent on the Laguna Niguel office for roughly a year.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Trusting world-class surgeons and unbelievable nurses.—
Sharareh Drury,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Mar. 2026
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Veress was a nurse at Sutter Health’s Davis hospital, the company said in a statement.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/surgeon. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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