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

The bullet shattered his femur and left countless bullet fragments that surgeons were unable to remove. — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Oncology surgeons say patients are generally cleared to fly after three weeks, provided their recovery allows. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

After undergoing thoracic surgery Tuesday, during which surgeons removed the lower lobe of the pope’s right lung, examination of the tissue confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, or lung cancer, according to the Vatican. — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

In some cases, surgeons might even do surgeries called a segmentectomy, or a wedge resection, which takes less tissue than one of the five lobes of a lung, to preserve more lung function. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026

Repair typically requires specialist surgeons to manually suture the nerve ends with a needle, but patients risk suffering further nerve trauma and often don’t meaningfully recover, says Tissium co-founder Maria Pereira. — Dominque Mosbergen, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

No, James Wolk and Jen Landon are our recurring guest surgeons right now. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Once the hallmark of bikers, sailors, and general riff-raff, tattoos have become far more mainstream, decorating the bodies of everyone from teachers to lawyers to world-class surgeons. — Mike McRae 09, New Atlas, 9 Oct. 2026

Wait times swell as patients are transferred to other facilities, and primary care is affected as surgeons and other specialists lose their workplaces. — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026