surgeon
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The judge directed the surgeon to answer yes or no.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
A cardiothoracic surgeon, Briggs realized the newly activated law didn’t provide adequate protections for patients having medical complications.
From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026
“At this point, seeing a patient in their early 30s is totally routine,” said Dr. Steven Sultan, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at New York City’s Mount Sinai Hospital, referring to cancer patients.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
He added: "The surgeon said 'come back next month' and I said 'no, I can't. I've got to get back to my boat. I'm going sailing, I've got to finish my trip to Norway'."
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
After a week of testing, flight surgeon Robert Secrest told Jerrie that not only had she passed, but she had scored in the top 2 percent of all astronaut test candidates.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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