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neurosurgeon

American  
[nyoo-roh-sur-juhn] / ˈnyʊ roʊˌsɜr dʒən /

noun

  1. a physician who specializes in neurosurgery.


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The two students killed were Ella Cook, vice president of Brown's Republican Party association, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, originally from Uzbekistan, who had hoped to become a neurosurgeon.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

It marked the moment Umurzokov set his goal of becoming a neurosurgeon, his older sister Rukhsora Umurzokova said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Meghan Murphy, M.D., a neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, reviews eight common beliefs and explains what research and clinical experience actually show.

From Science Daily • Dec. 15, 2025

Among the medical team on trial are a neurosurgeon, a doctor and a night nurse.

From BBC • May 29, 2025

For his part, his heart was set on becoming a neurosurgeon.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel