family practitioner
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“There was nothing you could do,” said John Preddy, a family practitioner, who delivered two of these dead children and cared for them all their short lives, their scraped knees and runny noses.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2022
Dr. Christina Hillson, medical director and family practitioner at the Lynwood clinic, said that when medical assistants were especially scarce, the clinic stopped drawing blood for lab work from patients.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2022
“So, if something is just not right, bringing that to the attention of the pediatrician, family practitioner or their primary care provider is very important.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 14, 2020
But my dentist, an old school family practitioner, is a not a knee-jerk peddler of expensive and lengthy treatments.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2019
He came at once into the waiting-room, where I had been shown—a respectable family practitioner, with intelligent face and courteous manner.
From Mr. Marx's Secret by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
