plural surgeons
: a medical specialist who practices surgery : a physician trained and qualified to perform surgical procedures
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Angel’s Christmas Day release, The Stranger’s Case, from Lone Survivor producer Brandt Andersen, is the story of a pediatric surgeon and her daughter, set against the backdrop of the Syrian Civil War.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Swain has been a practicing surgeon, division chief, professor and researcher — often all at the same time — and has collaborated with researchers from around the world.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
At 28, Zanganeh was promoted to oversee Computer Motion’s business in Europe and the Middle East, which involved visiting surgeons in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, introducing them to what was then a new technology.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Feliz stars will play Roxie, an adrenaline junkie and former trauma surgeon.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2025
Swain has been a practicing surgeon, division chief, professor and researcher — often all at the same time — and has collaborated with researchers from around the world.
—Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
At 28, Zanganeh was promoted to oversee Computer Motion’s business in Europe and the Middle East, which involved visiting surgeons in Dubai, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, introducing them to what was then a new technology.
—Kerry A. Dolan, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Feliz stars will play Roxie, an adrenaline junkie and former trauma surgeon.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 3 June 2025
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“Surgeon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/surgeon. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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surgeon
noun
sur·geon
ˈsər-jən 
: a physician who specializes in surgery
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