attending physician
Example Sentences
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“Patient passports” introduced by Dr. Al-Hashimi, the new chief attending physician, to improve people’s experience at the hospital became fans in the hot waiting room.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
Under California law, he is what is known as the attending physician who must confirm, in addition to a second doctor, that Wayne is eligible for aid in dying.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025
My wife is in her first year as an attending physician and is absolutely burned out.
From Slate • May 6, 2024
Dr. William Chiang, an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital, was also called to the stand reportedly to provide more details about the care Jabbari received for her injuries.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023
It was the year my mother died, my apartment got broken into, and I was taken to the emergency room suffering from what the attending physician diagnosed as "housewife's knee."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
