neurologist

American  

[noo-rol-uh-jist, nyoo-] / nʊˈrɒl ə dʒɪst, nyʊ- /

noun

1. a physician specializing in neurology.

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Etymology

Origin of neurologist

First recorded in 1825–35; neurolog(y) + -ist

Example Sentences

Such discrepancies are "extremely misleading" and will have "huge significance" for patients, says Dr Andy Berkowski, a neurologist who has co-authored clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of RLS in the US.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

This is what makes the data on the shingles vaccine so compelling, says Nicholas Doher, a neurologist at the Cleveland Clinic and a specialist in memory and cognitive disorders.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 7, 2026

According to co-author Gary Westbrook, M.D., a neurologist and senior scientist at the Vollum Institute, the discovery could help pharmaceutical companies design drugs that specifically block the damaging antibody interactions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

“You can’t diagnose 47 million Americans with Alzheimer’s disease,” says Dr. Richard Isaacson, a preventive neurologist at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases in Boca Raton, Fla., and Atria Health and Research Institute in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

“As a neurologist, my focus is perception. I study how the brain processes information from our senses and how it relays that information back to the rest of the body.”

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass