How to Use family physician in a Sentence

family physician

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  • The 25-mile trips to Pikeville to see her family physician aren’t quite as hard.
    — David Poole, charlotteobserver, 17 Feb. 2018
  • The family physician from Chaska got the earliest start and raised the most money.
    — Steve Karnowski, ajc, 14 May 2022
  • Among them is Michael Garrett, a family physician in Texas.
    — Michael Schulson, Quartz, 14 Oct. 2021
  • Daniel Rodgers is a family physician at the Portland Clinic.
    — oregonlive, 20 Mar. 2021
  • For many years, our family had the same doctor, who took pride in his practice as a family physician.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2022
  • But her family physician, a kind man whose practice spanned 30 years, was worried.
    — Tom Hallman Jr., OregonLive.com, 12 May 2018
  • The girl then went on to post about the incident and her trip to see the Obamas' family physician, Dr. Ronny Jackson, on social media.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 13 Jan. 2017
  • His family physician gave him an antibiotic that didn’t work and ordered a chest X-ray in April 2016.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Zoey Thill, a family physician in Brooklyn, who was Zooming in from a room full of potted plants, got heated just thinking about it.
    — Emma Green, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Then her skin erupted in a dusky, red rash, and Reese wangled an appointment with her family physician.
    — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 30 Oct. 2014
  • Maintain regular contact with your family physician and be sure to eat well and get plenty of rest.
    — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
  • The basic premise is this: Whether picking your favorite ice cream or a new pair of sneakers or a family physician, choice can be a wonderful thing.
    — Jenny Gold Khn, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The family physician did not encounter the issue with one of his patients, however.
    — Donovan Thomas, ajc, 27 June 2022
  • While my friends’ parents carted them to the family physician for stomachaches or fevers, I was placed under a bright green floodlight to soak in the healing power of the color.
    — Remy Ramirez, Marie Claire, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The scene was inspired by the compassionate care Fildes’ own son, Philip, received from their family physician.
    — Neil Singh, Wired, 15 June 2021
  • His father, Yashvir, was a family physician, and his mother, Usha, ran a pharmacy in Southampton, where Sunak grew up.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Alexander, who is a family physician, arrived to the nuptials in a vintage red coupe driven by her father.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 20 Aug. 2018
  • But a family physician, a surgeon or an internist trained to perform abortions isn't given the same leeway.
    — Jessica Ravitz, CNN, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Reed, a family physician, said a few ounces of prevention can be found through basic hygiene and common courtesy for those who want to try to dodge illness.
    — Cindy George, Houston Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Her father was a family physician, and her mother was a homemaker.
    — Adam Bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Mar. 2023
  • She and her mother were driven to Tijuana by her family physician.
    — Julie Mazziotta, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The family physician made frequent house calls to his home to treat Dr. Mower’s ill uncle, and the medical visits made a lasting impression on the teenager.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Chitoh has his own office, and manages his patients’ concerns much like a family physician.
    — Olivia Goldhill, STAT, 26 May 2021
  • Wible is a family physician born into a family of physicians.
    — Pamela Wible, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Abraham has worked as a veterinarian, a family physician and was a member of the Army National Guard.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2019
  • Hernandez had obtained oxycodone from a family physician for the past several years, court records said.
    — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, 5 June 2019
  • Trying to get help from a family physician Adult children, seeking to avoid conflict, may ask the family doctor for guidance.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2024
  • Jordie went to a family physician, who prescribed him an antidepressant.
    — NBC News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The attorneys argue that the family physician for the driver, Scott Donaldson, along with the bar Donaldson owns were negligent.
    — Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Although the drug is now approved and can be ordered by family physicians, Stanford is continuing its study of the drug to answer many unresolved questions.
    — Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024

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