How to Use board-certified in a Sentence
board-certified
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The former rear admiral is board-certified in preventive medicine.
—Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2026
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Extra Health states that all physicians on the platform are board-certified and that referral and laboratory pathways are in place.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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One of those doctors, according to the report, performed eight initial evaluations despite not being board-certified or known to be a movement disorders specialist.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 10 June 2026
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Ideally, the surgeon should be board-certified in facial plastic surgery or be a plastic surgeon with extensive experience focusing on rhinoplasty.
—Carlos Wolf, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
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Withdrawing from her residency without graduating means she never was allowed to test to become board-certified -- an exam to prove a high level of expertise in a medical specialty.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2025
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Ronald Lipman of the Houston law firm Lipman & Associates is board-certified in estate planning and probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
—Ronald Lipman, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2026
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Ronald Lipman of the Houston law firm Lipman & Associates is board-certified in estate planning and probate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.
—Ronald Lipman, Houston Chronicle, 5 May 2026
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Symptoms of rectal cancer can be more readily apparent than those of colon cancer because of its location near the outside of the body, according to Rachel Gordon, MD, a physician who is double board-certified in colorectal and general surgery at Episcopal Health Services in Queens, New York.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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