neurologist
noun
neu·rol·o·gist
nu̇-ˈrä-lə-jist 
nyu̇-
: one specializing in neurology
especially
: a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the nervous system
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Bilal Hameed is a neurologist at Yale New Haven Health.
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Dr. Bilal Hameed, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Every doctor—every cardiologist, every neurologist, every general practitioner, every rheumatologist—should understand the effect that a woman’s loss of her hormones does to her body and every single one of her organs.
—Alice Park, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
But such risks are negligible when the procedure is performed properly under the care of a qualified professional (typically an anesthesiologist, but orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, radiologists, and other specialists may perform epidurals as well).
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Eventually, the worried couple sent a video directly to the neurologist on-call at UCLA Santa Monica, who finally ordered an EEG.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Dr. Bilal Hameed, Hartford Courant, 27 Feb. 2025
Every doctor—every cardiologist, every neurologist, every general practitioner, every rheumatologist—should understand the effect that a woman’s loss of her hormones does to her body and every single one of her organs.
—Alice Park, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
But such risks are negligible when the procedure is performed properly under the care of a qualified professional (typically an anesthesiologist, but orthopedic surgeons, neurologists, radiologists, and other specialists may perform epidurals as well).
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
Eventually, the worried couple sent a video directly to the neurologist on-call at UCLA Santa Monica, who finally ordered an EEG.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Neurologist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/neurologist. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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neurologist
noun
neu·rol·o·gist
n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst
: a specialist in neurology
especially
: a physician who specializes in identifying and treating diseases of the nervous system
Medical Definition
neurologist
noun
neu·rol·o·gist
n(y)u̇-ˈräl-ə-jəst
: a person specializing in neurology
especially
: a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the nervous system
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