Table 1 Surgeon Demographics at USNWR Hospitals

Number of Surgeons

660

Hospital Region

  East

219 (33.2)

  Midwest

198 (30.0)

  South

109 (16.5)

  West

134 (20.3)

Teaching Hospital

  Yes

660 (100)

  No

0 (0)

Gender

  Female

11 (1.7)

  Male

649 (98.3)

Physician Type

  MD

643 (97.4)

  DO

17 (2.6)

Age (Years)^a

50.8 (9.7)

Age Cohorts (Years)

  ≤ 40

112 (16.9)

  41–50

217 (32.9)

  51–60

223 (33.8)

  61 + 

108 (16.4)

Surgeon Volume^a

171.9 (175.5)

Surgeon Volume (Cases)

  ≤ 50

163 (24.7)

  51–100

167 (25.3)

  101–229

165 (25.0)

  230 + 

165 (25.0)

Residency Reputation

  Top 10

160 (24.2)

  > 10

500 (75.8)

Fellowship Trained

  No

288 (43.2)

  Yes

372 (56.8)

Years in Practice^a

18.7 (10.3)

Years in Practice Cohorts

  ≤ 10

166 (25.2)

  11–20

210 (31.8)

  21 + 

284 (43.0)

Complication Rate (%)^a

2.24 (0.45)