Here are 70 statistics on male and female active physicians by specialty, according to the AAMC 2016 Physician Specialty Data Book.
Allergy & immunology
Male physicians: 2,953 (63.8 percent)
Female physicians: 1,675 (36.2 percent)
Anatomic/clinical pathology
Male physicians: 8,408 (63.3 percent)
Female physicians: 1,675 (36.2 percent)
Anesthesiology
Male physicians: 31,030 (75.1 percent)
Female physicians: 10,276 (24.9 percent)
Cardiovascular disease
Male physicians: 19,130 (86.8 percent)
Female physicians:2,908 (13.2 percent)
Child and adolescent psychiatry
Male physicians: 4,212 (48.2 percent)
Female physicians: 4,519 (51.8 percent)
Dermatology
Male physicians: 6,182 (52.9 percent)
Female physicians: 5,514 (47.1 percent)
Emergency medicine
Male physicians: 29,038 (73.4 percent)
Female physicians: 10,509 (26.6 percent)
Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism
Male physicians: 3,726 (53.6 percent)
Female physicians: 3,231 (46.4 percent)
Family medicine/general practice
Male physicians: 68,442 (61.6 percent)
Female physicians: 42,685 (38.4 percent)
Gastroenterology
Male physicians: 11,800 (83.6 percent)
Female physicians: 2,307 (16.4 percent)
General surgery
Male physicians: 20,398 (80.8 percent)
Female physicians: 4,835 (19.2 percent)
Geriatric medicine
Male physicians: 2,548 (48.8 percent)
Female physicians: 2,673 (51.2 percent)
Hematology and oncology
Male physicians: 9,846 (68.1 percent)
Female physicians: 4,611 (31.9 percent)
Infectious disease
Male physicians: 5,130 (60.3 percent)
Female physicians: 3,371 (39.7 percent)
Internal medicine
Male physicians: 71,920 (63.2 percent)
Female physicians: 41,951 (36.8 percent)
Internal medicine/pediatrics
Male physicians: 2,338 (48.3 percent)
Female physicians: 2,500 (51.7 percent)
Neonatal-perinatal medicine
Male physicians: 2,626 (50.6 percent)
Female physicians: 2,566 (49.4 percent)
Nephrology
Male physicians: 7,319 (72.7 percent)
Female physicians: 2,751 (27.3 percent)
Neurological surgery
Male physicians: 4,924 (92.2 percent)
Female physicians: 419 (7.8 percent)
Obstetrics and gynecology
Male physicians: 18,861 (45.5 percent)
Female physicians: 22,585 (54.5 percent)
Ophthalmology
Male physicians: 14,148 (76.1 percent)
Female physicians: 4,436 (23.9 percent)
Orthopedic surgery
Male physicians: 18,191 (95 percent)
Female physicians: 951 (5 percent)
Otolaryngology
Male physicians: 7,920 (84.2 percent)
Female physicians: 1,485 (15.8 percent)
Pediatrics
Male physicians: 21,918 (38.1 percent)
Female physicians: 35,573 (61.9 percent)
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
Male physicians: 5,933 (64.9 percent)
Female physicians: 3,204 (35.1 percent)
Plastic surgery
Male physicians: 5,967 (85 percent)
Female physicians: 1,050 (15 percent)
Preventative medicine
Male physicians: 4,428 (67.2 percent)
Female physicians: 2,160 (32.8 percent)
Psychiatry
Male physicians: 23,382 (62 percent)
Female physicians: 14,334 (38 percent)
Pulmonary disease and critical care medicine
Male physicians: 4,865 (88.8 percent)
Female physicians: 615 (11.2 percent)
Radiation oncology
Male physicians: 3,533 (72.9 percent)
Female physicians: 1,312 (27.1 percent)
Radiology and diagnostic radiology
Male physicians: 20,706 (75.3 percent)
Female physicians: 6,799 (24.7 percent)
Rheumatology
Male physicians: 3,221 (57.5 percent)
Female physicians: 2.378 (42.5 percent)
Thoracic surgery
Male physicians: 4,213 (94 percent)
Female physicians: 271 (6 percent)
Urology
Male physicians: 9,024 (92 percent)
Female physicians: 780 (8 percent)
Vascular surgery
Male physicians: 2,977 (88.7 percent)
Female physicians: 379 (11.3 percent)
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