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Recent Examples of family practitioner
And so should a family practitioner who went to osteopathic school.
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Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025
The company will sell directly to potential customers, alongside clinicians and family practitioners.
—Erin Brodwin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
As the public health system in the Netherlands is increasingly strained, and short of family practitioners, that model of care is becoming less common.
—Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
If a referral is needed, ask your regular healthcare provider, such as a family practitioner, primary care provider, or, in some cases, a gynecologist.
—Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 25 Nov. 2024
Robert Jeffrey Zimmer was born on Nov. 5, 1947, in New York City to Dr. Max Zimmer, a family practitioner in the West Village of Manhattan, and Harriet (Brokaw) Mr. Zimmer, who managed her husband’s medical office.
—Sam Roberts, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
He was awarded a $125,000 Chick Evans Scholarship, which will enable him to attend the University of Washington, study biological sciences and pursue his dream of becoming a family practitioner.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for family practitioner
Noun
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In addition to getting yearly flu and Covid-19 shots, talk to your family doctor about other vaccines recommended based on your age, family history and other factors.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
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The family doctor doesn’t talk to the physical therapist.—
Mehmet Oz,
STAT,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mara Gordon is a family physician in Camden, New Jersey, and NPR's Real Talk With A Doc columnist.—
Mara Gordon,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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Davis encourages patients to view their family physician as a partner in maintaining good health.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Doyle attended medical school in Edinburgh and worked as a ship’s physician and general practitioner in England.—
René Ostberg,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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My general practitioner immediately referred me to the team’s rheumatologist and a couple of days later, I was diagnosed with lupus.—
Holly Carter,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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There are doctors, like anaesthetists, who want to do things to patients.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Yet doctors eventually assured her that physical activity for a recovering pediatric leukemia patient would be beneficial to his quality of life.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2026
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Another physician, Patrick LaRochelle, 46, is thought to have been exposed through a second patient and is being flown from Congo to Bulovka Hospital, in the Czech capital, Prague, according to Serge.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
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Entire dimensions of physician quality — judgment, communication, professionalism, leadership, resilience, bedside manner, decision-making under pressure — are dismissed as irrelevant ‘woke’ distractions.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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“Family practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/family%20practitioner. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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