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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During the war, the Swedish anesthesiologist Torsten Gordh ran a small trial using his medical students as subjects.
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Matt Malkin, an anesthesiologist at UC Davis Medical Center, has often treated patients harmed in car crashes.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Tiffany previously worked in Oregon and had plans to join Mercy Ships as an anesthesiologist.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
He was transported to Presbyterian-University Hospital but received no emergency medical care en route—a situation that was all too familiar to Peter Safar, the anesthesiologist in charge that day.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Matt Malkin, an anesthesiologist at UC Davis Medical Center, has often treated patients harmed in car crashes.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
Tiffany previously worked in Oregon and had plans to join Mercy Ships as an anesthesiologist.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
He was transported to Presbyterian-University Hospital but received no emergency medical care en route—a situation that was all too familiar to Peter Safar, the anesthesiologist in charge that day.
—Lillian Ali, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 May 2025
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“Anesthesiologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anesthesiologist. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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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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