FAMILY PHYSICIAN Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

family physician

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as in family doctor

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Recent Examples of family physician The Korean switch-on diet was created by Park Yong-Woo, an obesity medicine researcher and family physician in Korea. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 29 June 2026 The country is experiencing a significant shortage of doctors in primary care, leaving millions without a family physician and contributing to longer emergency room waits and poorer health outcomes. — Ahmad Mukhtar, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 Mara Gordon is a family physician in Camden, New Jersey, and NPR's Real Talk With A Doc columnist. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 4 May 2026 Students who spend three years in medical school instead of four have lower debt and get to a higher salary sooner, said Caroline Roberts, a family physician and director of rural education at the University of North Carolina’s School of Medicine. — Tribune News Service, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for family physician

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Asking them to lead your exit is like asking your family doctor to perform heart surgery.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
Insurers pay family doctors the least and specialists the most, which explains the perpetual shortage of primary care providers.

— Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026

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The bat was captured and later tested positive for rabies, allowing doctors to begin the girl's post-exposure vaccination series quickly.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Though Nara Smith kept most details about Whimsy’s cancer battle private, the thumbnail for Wednesday’s video appears to be her husband and a doctor next to an MRI machine.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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Wen is an emergency physician and clinical associate professor at George Washington University.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
His research has revealed a history that extends beyond one church to include Black architects, physicians, Freemasons and civic leaders whose contributions helped shape Kansas City.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026

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