How to Use physician in a Sentence

physician

noun
  • Soon the two physicians were discussing how much to charge Perry for the drug.
    Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
  • But the region is also in dire need of more physicians.
    Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 10 May 2023
  • Health’s list as one of the most impactful physicians in the country.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 14 Aug. 2024
  • It’s inspired by the life of and work of physician and author Oliver Sacks.
    Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
  • The Chargers brought in Dr. Eugene Yim, their team physician, to talk to the players and tell them the specifics of what happened on the play.
    Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2023
  • But because the 41-year-old physician has the disease herself.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • At the end of one visit after the birth, my physician asked if there was anything else.
    Alex R. Rosenblat, STAT, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Lester Lambert, 36, moved here from Virginia a few months ago for his job as a Navy physician.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Dec. 2023
  • But, those physicians are advised by the case managers, who are held to the 1 percent target.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • In a memo, Kevin O’Connor, Biden’s physician, wrote that the president has a runny nose and is fatigued.
    Andrew Joseph, STAT, 23 July 2022
  • This is true even in households where both spouses work as physicians.
    Christopher M. Worsham, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The physician would examine the rectum and feel the prostate for any lumps, bumps, or firmness, coupled with a blood test.
    Taayoo Murray, Essence, 7 June 2024
  • In fact, a recent survey showed that 33% of Gen Zers trust TikTok more than their physician.
    Noma Nazish, Forbes, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Anything out of the ordinary means something has changed and should be brought up with your physician.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Ralph Heap is a physician, and no stranger to legislative campaigns.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
  • There are steps health care providers can, and should, take to build their primary care physician workforce.
    Thomas Derosa, Forbes, 25 July 2022
  • Mount Sinai’s physicians were slated to be out of network starting March 22.
    Jemima Denham, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • These charges were not included in your physician’s bill.
    Nick Fuller Googins, Men's Health, 17 Aug. 2022
  • There may be times when patients and physicians want to be able to affect blood pressure daily.
    Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Attia, 51, is a licensed physician who runs a concierge telemedicine practice from his home and fitness HQ in Austin, Texas.
    Nick Heil, Outside Online, 8 Aug. 2024
  • One patient might have lesions on the face, likened to wolf bites by the 13th-century physician who gave lupus its name.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And the nation has some of the lowest rates of practicing physicians and hospital beds among its peers, the fund reports.
    Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 20 June 2023
  • If that’s not an option for you, your primary care physician should be your next point of contact.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The biggest barrier for physicians is time, said Patrick.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Of the 15 states that have limited access to the pills, six require an in-person physician visit.
    Mead Gruver, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Rates of physician suicide, partly fueled by burnout, have been a concern for decades.
    Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Smith, a longtime physician, was the subject of a Washington Post story in 2022.
    Daniel Gilbert, Washington Post, 10 May 2023
  • But the staff has a had some help from an American physician who is no stranger to answering the call during wartime trauma.
    Marcus Moore, ABC News, 15 June 2023
  • They are run under the direction of a licensed physician.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Myrick, a 38-year-old family medicine and obstetrics physician in the tiny town of Seminole, looked back to medical texts to learn more about the disease, once thought to be nearing eradication in the U.S.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025

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