Background The objective of this work was to delineate career progression and research
productivity of women practicing cardiothoracic surgery in the academic setting. Methods …

Background Despite a significant growth of women trainees in cardiothoracic surgery
recently, women remain a minority of cardiothoracic surgeons and hold a minority of …

reported their retrospective analysis of differences in women cardiothoracic (CT) surgeon
subspecialty choices, academic rank, and research productivity compared with men CT …

Abstract Background Women in Thoracic Surgery (WTS) has previously reported on the
status of women in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery. We sought to provide a 10-year update on …

Background Recent years have shown a promising increase in women constituting the
cardiothoracic (CT) surgery workforce and training positions. It remains unclear whether …

Background While women comprise nearly half of medical school graduates, they remain
underrepresented in cardiothoracic (CT) surgery. To better understand ongoing barriers, we …

Background Women continue to comprise a small minority of cardiothoracic surgeons.
Representation of women in areas of academic achievement has not been well …

Objective In recent years, the historically low proportion of women cardiothoracic surgeons
and trainees has been a subject of intense focus. Publications remain a key metric of …

Background The cardiothoracic surgical workforce is changing. Although 5% of practicing
surgeons are women, 20% of current cardiothoracic surgery residents are women. The …

Background The objective of this study was to characterize potential disparities in academic
output, NIH-funding, and academic rank between male and female surgical faculty and …