Surgeon Risk of Mortality Is Highest Among All Physician Types
About this episode
This episode discusses the high risk of mortality among surgeons compared to other physician types and explores potential mitigation strategies.
In this episode, host Rick Greene, MD, FACS, talks with Vishal R. Patel, MD, MPH, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, about a recent article in JAMA Surgery on Mortality Among Surgeons in the United States. Dr. Patel and colleagues found that, among all physician types, risk of mortality is highest among surgeons. Dr. Greene probes for the common causes of death among surgeons and what mitigation strategies can be put in place to change this somewhat surprising statistics. Talk about the podcast on social media using the hashtag #SurgicalReadings
People in this episode
Host: Rick Greene, MD, FACS
Guest: Vishal R. Patel, MD, MPH
Topics covered
- surgeon mortality
- health risks
- medical statistics
- mitigation strategies
- surgical profession
Keywords
- surgeon mortality
- health risks
- JAMA Surgery
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- medical statistics
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, JAMA Surgery
Places: United States
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