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also pediatrist
as in doctor
a medical professional who treats babies and children
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Recent Examples of pediatrician
Currently, the Autism Society encourages all children to be screened for signs of autism by their family pediatrician three times by the age of three -- at nine, 18, and 24 or 30 months.
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Authorities revealed at the time that the pediatrician would be extradited to Illinois.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler are members of the Jacobi group, a panel of senior pediatricians addressing child advocacy and public policy.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The Fondation des Hôpitaux was founded in 1989 by pediatrician Claude Griscelli and journalist Anne Barrère, after her son was treated for leukemia.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 Feb. 2025
Authorities revealed at the time that the pediatrician would be extradited to Illinois.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 10 Feb. 2025
Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler are members of the Jacobi group, a panel of senior pediatricians addressing child advocacy and public policy.
—Patrick Casey, Debra Fiser, Whit Hall and Gary Wheeler Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 9 Feb. 2025
The Fondation des Hôpitaux was founded in 1989 by pediatrician Claude Griscelli and journalist Anne Barrère, after her son was treated for leukemia.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pediatrician
Noun
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Her doctor, not you, should discuss making those changes with her and the reasons for it.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2025
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For many Americans, planning a doctor’s appointment comes with logistical headaches: taking a day off from work; scheduling months in advance; dealing with insurance coverage and related costs.—
Barbara Rodriguez and Kate Sosin,
Them,
10 Mar. 2025
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This is true even in households where both spouses work as physicians.—
Christopher M. Worsham,
TIME,
7 Mar. 2025
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One analysis from the AMA found that the number of physicians working in private practice dropped by 13 percentage points — from 60 percent to 46.7 percent — between 2012 and 2022.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
7 Mar. 2025
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The Role of Diet in Easing MS Symptoms For Kalina Sanders, MD, a neurologist and director of the Comprehensive MS Clinic at Baptist Health in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, the study reinforces how important dietary habits are for MS management.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
4 Mar. 2025
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He’s been able to share advice with other epileptic patients through social media, and with another young epileptic ballplayer who connected through their neurologist.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Orange County Register,
27 Feb. 2025
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His childhood was spent roaming the halls of the large brick hospital where his mother worked as an internist.—
Neda Ulaby,
NPR,
4 Mar. 2025
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Medical teams including orthopedists, internists and sports psychologists must continually review the best available literature, treatment, and strength and conditioning strategies in order to reduce player injury and optimize their health.—
Lipi Roy, MD,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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In consultation with Gemmill and more than a dozen other maternal health researchers and obstetricians, ProPublica built a framework for analyzing Texas hospital discharge data from 2017 to 2023, the most recent full year available.—
CNN,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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In 1993, another woman gave birth to a daughter on the No. 3 train while on her way to an obstetrician’s appointment.—
Liam Stack,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Thankfully, my gynecologist confirmed shortly thereafter that there was nothing to worry about.—
Nicola Dall'Asen,
Allure,
12 Mar. 2025
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In August, the department hired a local gynecologist, Dr. Antonio Pullano, 36, to a $175,000-a-year post as associate commissioner of operations.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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This isn’t the first time doctors have discovered multiple contact lenses dislodged in someone's eye: In California, an ophthalmologist went viral after sharing a video of herself removing 23 contact lenses from underneath the patient’s eye.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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When To See a Healthcare Provider To ensure healthy vision and eyesight, schedule regular eye exams with a qualified healthcare provider, such as an ophthalmologist.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
12 Feb. 2025
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The Ninth Circuit opinion relied on the urologist’s claim that gender confirmation surgery was necessarily limiting.—
Natalie Shibley / Made by History,
TIME,
21 Feb. 2025
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Booth met with a colorectal surgeon and a urologist.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Pediatrician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pediatrician. Accessed 18 Mar. 2025.
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