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. 2021 Oct 14:23:101641.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcot.2021.101641. eCollection 2021 Dec.

Assessing the recognition of female orthopaedic surgeons in Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" from 2000 to 2020

Akhil A Chandra  1 , Brian D Batko  2 , Gabriela M Portilla  1 , Balazs Galdi  2 , Kathleen Beebe  2
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Assessing the recognition of female orthopaedic surgeons in Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" from 2000 to 2020

Akhil A Chandra et al. J Clin Orthop Trauma. .

Abstract

Background: The field of orthopaedic surgery has one of the lowest percentages of practicing female physicians. Studies have shown disparities in various academic societies' award recipients by sex. Given the recent increased use of physician rating platforms by patients and focus on consumer-driven healthcare, our aim was to assess the recognition of female orthopaedic surgeons.

Methods: A twenty-year quantitative analysis was performed comparing the rate of top female orthopaedic surgeons listed on Castle Connolly's "America's Top Doctors" to the percentage of practicing female orthopaedic surgeons as reported by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Results: From 2000 to 2020, there was a statistically significant increase in the percentage of top female orthopaedic surgeons listed on Castle Connolly (1.3%-5.3%), as well as an increase in overall practicing AAOS female members (2.7%-5.8%). When comparing the rate of top female orthopaedic surgeons listed on Castle Connolly to the proportion of practicing female AAOS members from 2000 to 2020, there were no statistically significant differences.

Conclusions: The increase in the rate of top female orthopaedic surgeons recognized by Castle Connolly was proportionate to the increase in percentage of practicing female AAOS members over the past 20 years. This study highlights the persistence of a gender discrepancy in the academic sector of orthopaedic surgery.

Keywords: AAOS; Castle connolly; Orthopaedic surgeons; Women.

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Castle Connolly's Percentage of Orthopaedic Surgeons by Sex.
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AAOS Percentage of Female Orthopaedic Surgeons in the US Workforce vs. Castle Connolly's Percentage of Female Orthopaedic Surgeons by Year.
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