Table 2.
Characteristics of surgeons
| Surgeons (n=85) | |
|---|---|
| Average age ± SD, years | 50 ± 10 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 61 (72%) |
| Female | 21 (25%) |
| No response | 3 (4%) |
| Hispanic/Latin American | 2 (2%) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian/White | 49 (58%) |
| Asian | 30 (35%) |
| African/Black American | 2 (2%) |
| No response | 4 (5%) |
| Median years in practice after residency | 12 (IQ range 7 to 25) |
| Surgical subspecialty | |
| General surgery | 15 (18%) |
| Vascular | 13 (15%) |
| Transplant | 8 (9%) |
| Cardiothoracic | 7 (8%) |
| Colorectal | 6 (7%) |
| Pediatric | 6 (7%) |
| Plastics | 5 (6%) |
| Trauma | 5 (6%) |
| Hepatobiliary | 4 (5%) |
| Surgical oncology | 4 (5%) |
| Bariatric | 3 (4%) |
| Endocrine | 3 (4%) |
| Breast | 2 (2%) |
| Other/No response | 4 (5%) |
| Practice site | |
| Tertiary referral/Academic | 41 (48%) |
| Community | 24 (28%) |
| County | 9 (11%) |
| Veterans affairs | 4 (5%) |
| Other/No response | 7 (8%) |
| Experience with innovative surgery | |
| Median number of innovative surgeries last year | 5 (IQ range 1 to 15) |
| Median % of innovative surgeries over career | 5 (IQ range 1 to 10) |