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gastroenterologist

American  
[gas-troh-en-ter-ahl-uhj-ist] / ˌgæs troʊˌɛn tərˈɑl ədʒ ɪst /

noun

gastroenterologists plural
  1. a physician or other scientist specializing in gastroenterology.


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But growing up in Kerala as the son of celebrated gastroenterologist Dr Philip Augustine, the decision had largely been made for him.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

“We’ve got 50 million people out there who aren’t doing anything,” said Michael Weisberg, a recently retired gastroenterologist in Texas, “and we have a disease that affects 4% to 6% of Americans in their lifetime.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

Her father, a gastroenterologist named Kenneth Rodgers, was baffled.

From Salon May 27, 2026

Several Manhattan private-school parents said another key to getting extra time—and unlimited bathroom breaks—is enlisting a gastroenterologist to diagnose inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel syndrome.

From The Wall Street Journal May 19, 2026

I nodded, but she wasn’t a gastroenterologist, and anyway, I literally knew more about C. diff than she did.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

Rahimy said urologists and gastroenterologists, including a colleague who is colorblind, told him they had never considered colorblindness as a possible factor in cancer diagnosis.

From Science Daily Mar. 10, 2026

Another was 10 millimeters — a size when gastroenterologists start to truly worry because larger polyps are more likely to turn into something bad.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 3, 2026

But where gastroenterologists, anti-nausea pills and indigestion drugs failed to make a difference, a podcast about "brain training" and its effects on mental health offered him hope.

From BBC Mar. 2, 2023

But how common this condition is — as well as how to diagnose and treat it — is controversial among gastroenterologists, and many don’t test for it, he acknowledged.

From Seattle Times Feb. 25, 2023

Marx spent the next four months bouncing among her family physician and two gastroenterologists: one performed a colonoscopy while the second did an endoscopic exam of her liver, bile ducts and pancreas.

From Washington Post Feb. 19, 2021

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