New studies showed that 90 days post-surgery, 13.9 percent of patients operated on by a male surgeon had “adverse post-operative outcomes,” including death, readmission to hospital, or post ...

A new study published Wednesday in JAMA Surgery suggests that patients treated by female surgeons have lower rates of adverse postoperative long-term outcomes including death compared to similar ...

The field of surgery has long been dominated by men, and still is today. But two new studies show that if patients want safe, effective long-term results, picking a female surgeon might be key.

1/7: The Takeout: Former Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams 47:56. A new study suggests that people undergoing certain surgeries may be safer at hospitals where women make up at least one-third of ...

Doctors say mentorship can help as women are underrepresented in surgical careers Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a ...

Joanna Chikwe, chair of cardiac surgery in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, told STAT that while the data suggest women may be less likely to have reoperations than men, the data do not ...