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surgeon

[sur-juhn] / ˈsɜr dʒən /


NOUN
medic
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NOUN
medic
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Grossman, who is 62 years old and the wife of prominent plastic surgeon Dr. Peter Grossman, was convicted of second-degree murder and is serving 15 years to life in prison for the boys’ deaths.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

“He’s got like the best cholesterol numbers you’ll see,” said Dr. Daniel Torrent, a Georgia vascular surgeon, who added that it is unusual for medication to achieve such favorable numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

"The whole effect was discovered by accident," explains Brian Wong, a professor and surgeon at the University of California, Irvine.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

"This led the surgeon to take out the segment of bowel that did not have the cancer in it," said the report.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Two years ago Naheed had come home from elementary school and announced she was going to be a heart surgeon when she grew up.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin




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