Dermatology saw one of the sharpest declines in average number of patients seen by physicians per week from before COVID-19 to now.
Here are six specialties and their caseload declines, based on Medscape's 2021 Physician Compensation Report:
Dermatology: 15.6 percent decline, from 141 to 119
Orthopedics: 15.1 percent decline, from 93 to 79
Ophthalmology: 11.4 percent decline, from 132 to 117
Gastroenterology: 9.3 percent decline, from 76 to 69
Cardiology: 6.5 percent decline from 77 to 72
Anesthesiology: 4.3 percent decline, from 47 to 45