anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 
plural anesthesiologists
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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Harris, an anesthesiologist, has been in Congress to see every phase of the Freedom Caucus, having represented Maryland’s 1st District since 2011.
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Officials gave him a letter indicating his brother’s body was used to train anesthesiologists — omitting that the training was held in Kentucky by a for-profit medical education company, details that were spelled out in documents obtained by reporters through public records requests.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Healthcare providers, including pain management specialists, anesthesiologists, and surgeons, can perform nerve ablation in a hospital or clinic.
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
The surgeon, anesthesiologist Yaroslav Ivanov, second surgeon Ihor Kolodko and nurse Olha Baranovych were halfway through the surgery when the siren went off in Kyiv.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 26 July 2024
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Emily Brooks, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Officials gave him a letter indicating his brother’s body was used to train anesthesiologists — omitting that the training was held in Kentucky by a for-profit medical education company, details that were spelled out in documents obtained by reporters through public records requests.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Healthcare providers, including pain management specialists, anesthesiologists, and surgeons, can perform nerve ablation in a hospital or clinic.
—Suchandrima Bhowmik, Health, 29 Dec. 2024
The surgeon, anesthesiologist Yaroslav Ivanov, second surgeon Ihor Kolodko and nurse Olha Baranovych were halfway through the surgery when the siren went off in Kyiv.
—Yulia Drozd, ABC News, 26 July 2024
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anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist
: anesthetist
especially
: a doctor specializing in giving anesthetics to patients
Medical Definition
anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
variants
or chiefly British anaesthesiologist
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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