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Impact of Gender in Congenital Heart Surgery: Results from a National Survey

Friday, July 15, 2022

Submitted by

Jessica Luc

Source

Source Name: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Source URL: https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(22)00699-7/fulltext

Author(s)

Raina Sinha, MD, MPH, Michael Brimacombe, PhD, Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS

In this article, Sinha et al performed a cross-sectional survey evaluating gender-related differences in congenital heart surgeon practice. They found that there were significant differences in the rate of discouragement for women to pursue a career in congenital heart surgery, as well as lower starting salaries and ranks.