physiatrist
noun
phys·iat·rist ˌfi-zē-ˈa-trist 
fi-ˈzī-ə-trist
: a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Brian Sutterer, a physiatrist in Rochester, Minn. who’s affiliated with Mayo Clinic, tweeted that a meniscectomy means the torn piece was trimmed/smoothed out, adding the typical recovery can be 4-6 weeks. 
Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 A few miles away, Jaffe, a pediatric physiatrist in Philadelphia, sat in the emergency room waiting area at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital with her hand wrapped in gauze. Patrick Marley, Robert Klemko And Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 A few miles away, Jaffe, a pediatric physiatrist in Philadelphia, sat in the emergency room waiting area at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital with her hand wrapped in gauze. Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Alba Azola, a physiatrist at Johns Hopkins, said that helping long-COVID patients make that transition is one of the most challenging parts of her job as co-director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Post Acute COVID Team Clinic. Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2022 Medium firmness has shown to be effective in improving pain, according to Naimish Baxi, M.D., physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 Gary Cohen was a physiatrist, practicing at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center as well as other medical venues in Birmingham and living in nearby Mountain Brook. al, 8 July 2021 An orthopedic surgeon, rheumatologist or physiatrist will have knowledge of this condition and could evaluate you, probably with an X-ray. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2021 Cohen is the brother of Gary Cohen, a doctor practicing as a physiatrist at Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center, who also died in the June 24 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 17 July 2021 See More
Khobi Price, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 A few miles away, Jaffe, a pediatric physiatrist in Philadelphia, sat in the emergency room waiting area at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital with her hand wrapped in gauze. Patrick Marley, Robert Klemko And Kim Bellware, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2022 A few miles away, Jaffe, a pediatric physiatrist in Philadelphia, sat in the emergency room waiting area at NorthShore Highland Park Hospital with her hand wrapped in gauze. Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 7 July 2022 Alba Azola, a physiatrist at Johns Hopkins, said that helping long-COVID patients make that transition is one of the most challenging parts of her job as co-director of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Post Acute COVID Team Clinic. Frances Stead Sellers, Anchorage Daily News, 7 June 2022 Medium firmness has shown to be effective in improving pain, according to Naimish Baxi, M.D., physiatrist at the Hospital for Special Surgery. Lexie Sachs, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022 Gary Cohen was a physiatrist, practicing at the Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center as well as other medical venues in Birmingham and living in nearby Mountain Brook. al, 8 July 2021 An orthopedic surgeon, rheumatologist or physiatrist will have knowledge of this condition and could evaluate you, probably with an X-ray. Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 22 Sep. 2021 Cohen is the brother of Gary Cohen, a doctor practicing as a physiatrist at Tuscaloosa Veterans Administration Medical Center, who also died in the June 24 collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fla. Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 17 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
physiatrics physical medicine, from Greek physis + International Scientific Vocabulary -iatrics
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
physiatrist
noun
phys·iat·rist ˌfiz-ē-ˈa-trəst, fə-ˈzī-ə-trəst
: a physician who specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation
physiatrist
noun
as in neurologist
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- neurologist
- doctor
- orthopedist
- internist
- physician
- podiatrist
- pediatrician
- urologist
- radiologist
- ophthalmologist
- gynecologist
- anesthesiologist
- dermatologist
- pathologist
- optometrist
- doc
- pediatrist
- obstetrician
- medic
- clinician
- family physician
- ob-gyn
- surgeon
- specialist
- hospitalist
- medico
- family doctor
- family practitioner
- attending
- sawbones
- resident
- nurse
- plastic surgeon
- general practitioner
- croaker
- nurse-practitioner
- paramedic
- interne
- intern
- paramedical
- aidman
- EMT
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- nonphysician
- nondoctor