anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌa-nəs-ˌthē-zē-ˈä-lə-jist 
plural anesthesiologists
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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Milas, the intensive care anesthesiologist at the University of Pennsylvania, uses fentanyl in combination with other drugs to treat critical patients.
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Pioneering operation begins As the anesthesiologist puts Looney to sleep, Montgomery and his team get ready for the long, complicated operation.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Anesthesia is administered for as long as a procedure takes — a decision determined by the doctor performing the procedure, rather than the anesthesiologist.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
The 60-year-old anesthesiologist was arrested in September 2022 and indicted by a grand jury a month later.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Pioneering operation begins As the anesthesiologist puts Looney to sleep, Montgomery and his team get ready for the long, complicated operation.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
Anesthesia is administered for as long as a procedure takes — a decision determined by the doctor performing the procedure, rather than the anesthesiologist.
—Mustafa Fattah, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2024
The 60-year-old anesthesiologist was arrested in September 2022 and indicted by a grand jury a month later.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 21 Nov. 2024
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anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
ˌan-əs-ˌthē-zē-ˈäl-ə-jist
: anesthetist
especially
: a doctor specializing in giving anesthetics to patients
Medical Definition
anesthesiologist
noun
an·es·the·si·ol·o·gist
variants
or chiefly British anaesthesiologist
: anesthetist
specifically
: a physician specializing in anesthesiology
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