Background: Gender and racial disparity is prevalent in all surgical subspecialties with
women and racial groups historically underrepresented in academic plastic surgery. This …

Objective To determine the distribution of female physicians throughout the rank from
resident to leadership positions in German Otolaryngology‐Head and Neck Surgery (OHNS) …

Background: Of 7461 actively practicing United States American Board of Plastic Surgery
certified plastic surgeons, only 17% are women. In relation to this small number, gender …

Objective To delineate career differences between genders of practicing plastic surgeons
who have completed craniofacial fellowship given the known disparities in surgeons' …

Background Abstract presentations increase research output and facilitate networking for
medical students applying to plastic surgery. We aim to determine predictors of increased …

Background Leadership in academic conferences is an important factor for academic
advancement. Underrepresentation of women in academic surgical conferences has been …

Background Gender disparities are pervasive in academic plastic surgery. Previous
research demonstrates articles authored by women receive fewer citations than those …

Introduction Gender discrimination (GD) like in all workplaces has been a grievous part of
the medical field from the beginning with the surgical side suffering the brunt of it. Objectives …

Introduction Research is key to academic advancement in plastic surgery. However, access
to publication opportunities may be inequitable as seen in other fields. We compared …

Methods A retrospective review of articles published in the 3 highest impact plastic surgery
journals published from 2010 to 2020 was conducted. Trends with female senior authorship …