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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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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

The system was designed to notify the most appropriate subspecialist, such as a stroke neurologist or neurosurgeon.

From Science Daily Feb. 10, 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

We would order a cheese platter from room service and debate whether I should become a neurosurgeon or a senator.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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

The team is now collaborating with neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, and neuroscientists at the John Hopkins School of Medicine.

From Science Daily Dec. 28, 2025

"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

During the operation, paediatric neurosurgeons at St Nicholas Children's Hospital successfully removed part of Rachel's brain to relieve her from the debilitating seizures.

From BBC Apr. 19, 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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