Medscape laid out physician specialties with the happiest marriages in its Feb. 13 "Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2024."
Medscape surveyed 9,226 physicians across 29 different specialties from July 5 to Oct. 9, 2023.
Here are the percentages of physicians by specialty who rated their marriages as "very good" or "good":
Pulmonary medicine: 91%
ENT: 90%
Diabetes and endocrinology: 90%
Ophthalmology: 89%
Gastroenterology: 87%
Neurology: 86%
Cardiology: 86%
General surgery: 85%
Orthopedics: 85%
Plastic surgery: 84%
Pathology: 84%
Pediatrics: 84%
Nephrology: 84%
Critical care: 83%
Internal medicine: 82%
Family medicine: 82%
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 81%
Urology: 81%
Anesthesiology: 81%
Emergency medicine: 80%
OB-GYN: 80%
Psychiatry: 80%
Radiology: 79%
Oncology: 74%
Dermatology: 70%