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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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After the surgery, her neurosurgeon had assured us she would live a long and healthy life.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

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

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

The 18-year-old has a place at the University of Oxford to study medicine and has dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2025

He reminded me that as a practicing psychiatrist and neurosurgeon he had very little time for languages.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

The researchers have made the atlas freely available online, external, hoping it becomes a reference tool for neuroscientists, neurologists and neurosurgeons worldwide.

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

Sir Jackie created an accessible home in Switzerland for Lady Helen without steps or obstacles - and they employ nurses and specialist neurosurgeons.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2025

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

After fabricating the new implant, Cogan and Viventi teamed up with several Duke University Hospital neurosurgeons, including Derek Southwell, M.D.,

From Science Daily Nov. 6, 2023

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