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orthopedist

American  
[awr-thuh-peed-ist] / ˌɔr θəˈpid ɪst /

noun

  • orthopedists
    plural
  1. a doctor specializing in orthopedics.


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Yuna has an appointment with an orthopedist at one of Kyiv’s best children’s hospitals, and they have tickets for a concert this evening.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

He also became well acquainted with orthopedist Frank Jobe, the team physician.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026

I went back to my orthopedist, Dr. Lon Weiner, who ordered an MRI.

From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026

"Right now, patients may go to an orthopedist or a neurologist, and there is no clear injury. But they're still in pain," he says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2025

Annette wasn’t on board — it turned out she was late because of an orthopedist appointment — so I sat next to Renee.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick

Over the next few months, she saw a couple of orthopedists at the Hospital for Special Surgery.

From New York Times ● Feb. 7, 2023

Boras cited a split among orthopedists and surgeons, maintaining orthopedists believe “almost a Darwinian concept where you actually grow into a formation of your being able to compete and perform.”

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023

Through their sale to Welsh Carson, the Resurgens orthopedists in Atlanta got a capital partner and executive expertise to help them expand by acquiring other orthopedic practices in Georgia and other markets.

From Salon ● Jan. 10, 2023

According to a person familiar with the situation, most of those third-party doctors conducting such physicals are orthopedists who don’t have offices in hospitals affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2020

Some orthopedists sub-specialize in sports medicine, which addresses both simple injuries, such as a sprained ankle, and complex injuries, such as a torn rotator cuff in the shoulder.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

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