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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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NHS Tayside "fell significantly short" when asked to provide details linked to disgraced neurosurgeon Sam Eljamel, Scotland's information commissioner has ruled.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

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 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

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

During the complex operations, the neurosurgeons carefully removed the affected hippocampus in one piece, curing the majority of the patients of their seizures.

From Science Daily Dec. 5, 2024

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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