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Most represented specialties on the Castle Connolly 2023 ‘Exceptional Women in Medicine’ list

Castle Connolly has released its 2023 “Exceptional Women in Medicine” list, which recognized 8,458 physicians across 77 specialties who demonstrate leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective specialties.

Amelia Ickes

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

Here are the 15 most represented specialties on the list:

Specialty	Number of physicians
Pediatrics	705
Obstetrics and gynecology	609
Dermatology	535
Internal medicine	491
Ophthalmology	379
Medical oncology	352
Surgery	305
Endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism	260
Cardiovascular disease	243
Neurology	234
Rheumatology	196
Gastroenterology	162
Allergy and immunology	155
Diagnostic radiology	153
Pediatric hematology oncology	151

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