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neurosurgeon

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

noun

  • neurosurgeons
    plural
  1. a physician who specializes in neurosurgery.


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Prosecutors have requested a 12-year prison sentence for Luque, a neurosurgeon considered a key decision-maker for Maradona at the time of his death.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Before surgery, Amabile shared that he would undergo a craniotomy, a surgery in which a neurosurgeon temporarily removes a piece of the skull to reach the brain and remove the tumor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026

Cookie is thrilled to win a commission from Chuck Halsey, a neurosurgeon, to renovate his brick mansion in Pill Hill, “a once-fashionable neighborhood filled with doctors.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026

However, consultant neurosurgeon Peter Hamlyn says there is a lack of data in general in bare-knuckle boxing.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

John Lawrence became interested in radiation medicine through his work with the pioneering neurosurgeon Harvey Williams Cushing at Harvard.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

More precise maps could also help neurosurgeons navigate one of the brain's most delicate regions with greater confidence.

From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026

Implementing a GammaTile program isn’t simple: It requires certification through state health authorities, specialized training for neurosurgeons and radiation physicists and buy-in across the oncology, radiology and surgery departments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

"He actually has one of the worst head injuries that the top neurosurgeons and doctors in the Royal had ever seen," she said.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2025

The device is designed to provide neurosurgeons visual information about a patient's brain to monitor brain states during surgical interventions to remove brain lesions including tumors and epileptic tissue.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 24, 2024

But the short story or novella comes to life — or fails to — within a margin of error more familiar to neurosurgeons than to writers of fiction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023

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