Synonyms of surgeons

surgeons

noun

plural of surgeon

as in physicians

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.

Related Words

• physicians
• doctors
• nurses
• medics
• paramedics
• docs
• anesthesiologists
• plastic surgeons
• radiologists
• medicos
• ophthalmologists
• pathologists
• clinicians
• gynecologists
• urologists
• obstetricians
• neurologists
• pediatricians
• dermatologists
• orthopedists
• specialists
• optometrists
• podiatrists
• internists
• family physicians
• physiatrists
• sawbones
• family practitioners
• family doctors
• residents
• hospitalists
• attendings
• nurse-practitioners
• interns
• general practitioners
• ob-gyns
• croakers
• EMTs
• physiotherapists
• aidmen
• physical therapists

Dissimilar Words

• nonphysicians
• nondoctors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of surgeons

From the late 1980s through the early 2000s, human surgeons still did everything from planning to executing surgeries while controlling the robotic tools. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026

Pediatric surgeons earn $450,810 a year, on average, as of 2024, according to federal data. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 5 July 2026

The mask-making process, however, is more complex than meets the eye as doctors, surgeons and designers explain to The Athletic. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2026

According to an account of her testimony in Rolling Stone, Avila was left with severe scarring on her face and left arm, with limited mobility after surgeons grafted skin from her abdomen to repair her arm. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 July 2026

Total clinic compensation includes pay of primary care physicians, medical specialties, surgeons and advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. — Bruce Japsen, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The pieces that the surgeons use for this procedure are part of the Preservé toolkit, and Drs. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Leave that for the surgeons at the CASH. — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026

By embracing that uncertainty anyway, these brave surgeons produced an innovative implant that is now widely accepted. — James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026