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attending physician
Sometimes referred to as the primary care physician. The physician who oversees all of a patient's medical treatment and is responsible for confirming or changing any decisions made by medical interns, students, and residents (those training to become physicians).

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attending, physician, physicians, primary, doctor, doctors, responsible
Last modified at 9/8/2009 8:56 AM  by Committee 
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