board-certified
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Federal prosecutors charged Jason Finkelstein, a board-certified cardiologist, with an alleged $89 million cardiovascular testing scheme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Surgery is also an option, Jeffrey Lee, a double board-certified plastic surgeon in Boston, tells me.
From Slate ● Feb. 22, 2026
There are only about 7,300 board-certified geriatricians in the U.S. — down from about 10,000 in 2000 — to serve an ever-growing population of seniors.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
Hatayama performed orthopedic surgery on Mr. Tillman — despite not being a board-certified orthopedic surgeon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 5, 2026
The board-certified internist asserted her authority by wielding data, what she called “brute force” and the soft persuasion of an occasional gift of an orchid, picked from her garden in suburban Maryland.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
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