The report included 3,037 physicians across 29 specialties who were surveyed between May and July 5.
Here are the specialties sued most frequently, according to the report:
General surgery: 90%
OB-GYN: 85%
Orthopedics: 82%
Plastic surgery: 73%
Otolaryngology: 72%
Radiology: 72%
Urology: 72%
Emergency medicine: 71%
Critical care: 66%
Cardiology: 64%
Gastroenterology: 64%
Neurology: 59%
Anesthesiology: 57%
Infectious diseases: 50%
Ophthalmology: 49%
Oncology: 47%
Internal medicine: 46%
Family medicine: 45%
Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 45%
Pathology: 44%
Pediatrics: 43%
Psychiatry: 30%
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