Table 1. Participant characteristics.

Descriptive statistics of participating surgeon baseline demographic characteristics and surgical practices. Participants could select multiple options for institution type (e.g., National Cancer Institute cancer center and academic hospital) and for disease-focus, therefore, these values do not sum to the total number of participants. Missing data due to incomplete demographic survey.

	N = 18
Gender (Female), n (%)	7 (38.9%)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Hispanic	2 (11.1%)
Non-Hispanic	12 (66.7%)
Other	3 (16.7%)
Missing	1 (5.6%)
Race, n (%)
White	8 (44.4%)
Asian	3 (16.7%)
Black	2 (11.1%)
Other	4 (22.2%)
Missing	1 (5.6%)
Years of Practice, n (%)
<5 years	3 (16.7%)
5–10 years	5 (27.8%)
11–20 years	8 (44.4%)
>20 years	2 (11.1%)
Institution Type, n (%)
Academic	15 (83.3%)
Community	3 (16.7%)
NCI* Designated Cancer Center	3 (16.7%)
Disease-Focus, n (%)
Hepatopancreatobiliary	8 (44.4%)
Melanoma / Sarcoma	7 (38.9%)
Peritoneal Surface	5 (27.8%)
Gastric / Upper Gastrointestinal	6 (33.3%)
Endocrine	3 (16.7%)
Head and Neck	1 (5.6%)
Colorectal	1 (5.6%)
Other	1 (5.6%)

^*NCI = National Cancer Institute