neurologist

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Recent Examples of neurologist One assumes it’s taken this long to find a neurologist who will get silly about a serious exam designed to find the fine line between normal aging and the big uh-oh of dementia. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2026 At the University of Miami, which is private, a neurologist resigned from her job. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026 Elsewhere in her essay, Gayheart writes about the moment that Dane called her from his neurologist’s office in San Francisco, his hometown, to inform her that he had just been diagnosed with ALS. Martha Ross, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025 Differences in care could be another factor, says Brian Silver, MD, a neurologist at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, Massachusetts. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 18 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for neurologist
Recent Examples of Synonyms for neurologist
Noun
  • Beyond the physical health risks, doctors and lawyers warn the societal shame around menstruation has a corrosive impact on women’s mental wellbeing and sense of self.
    Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Apollon was rushed to Lawnwood Hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section.
    Jamilka Gibson, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In June, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidance to recommend that pediatricians order exome or genome sequencing as the first-line test for patients with global developmental delays or intellectual disabilities.
    Brad Quick, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
  • According to an old study by Dennis Ownby, MD, a pediatrician and former head of the allergy and immunology department of the Medical College of Georgia, in Augusta, having multiple pets actually decreases a child's risk of developing certain allergies.
    Bill Strickland, Parents, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco After Bri initiated their breakup, Chris went forward with his connection with Jessica, an infectious diseases physician who opened up about her hospital job being a major factor in her divorce.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • For a piece in this week’s issue, Dhruv Khullar, a practicing physician and a New Yorker contributing writer covering health care, investigated whether the drug can deliver on that promise.
    Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Indeed, the American economy looks more and more like Big Law, overtorqued toward financial firms that are pushing into our retirement accounts, buying up our ophthalmologists and car washes, and are becoming the largest indirect employers in the country.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Doctors said the security forces appeared to be aiming at people’s heads, and one ophthalmologist reported seeing hundreds of patients shot in the eye.
    The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The surgery was an in-patient procedure because my internist said that was safer for someone over 60.
    Patricia Tortolani, Allure, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Her Washington internist recommended this place ...
    Virginia Chamlee, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Crandell, the Harvard physiatrist, is a funny, brainy, and upbeat clinician who treats people with amputations in the Spaulding Rehabilitation Center, a building overlooking Boston Harbor.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Good options include orthopedic physicians, physiatrists (who specialize in treating pain and physical impairments), or physical therapists.
    Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Christine is a recent appointee who, until recently, was a urologist specializing in testosterone and male fertility issues.
    Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Yet my first urologist, a private practitioner who had a financial incentive to operate, tried to rush me into his operating room the following week.
    Howard Wolinsky, STAT, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Williams then threw Azari into the arm of a couch, causing the infant to bounce and perhaps hit his head on the wall, and causing what a pathologist concluded were injuries consistent with the profound brain bleeding and spinal column fracture the physician found in an autopsy.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Jan. 2026
  • In addition to these injuries, the pathologist noted a fourth wound, described as a graze wound consistent with a firearm injury, but with no penetration.
    Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 22 Jan. 2026

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“Neurologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neurologist. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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