We thank Olivera and Antonoff [1] for their kind words regarding our article in The Annals of
Thoracic Surgery examining gender differences in academic productivity [2]. H-indices …

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

Norton and colleagues provide a thoughtful analysis of gender differences among American
cardiothoracic (CT) surgeons [1]. They note that women comprise only 10% of academic …

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

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 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 …

Overall, male cumulative scholarly output was higher than that of females as measured by
total publications (43±97.5 vs 19 58, p< 0.05) and total citations (723±3322 vs 317±1,774 …

Background Gender disparity remains prevalent in the field of academic surgery with an
under-representation of women at senior leadership ranks. A wide variety of causes are …

Background Female surgeons have faced significant challenges to promotion over the past
decades, with attrition rates supporting a lack of improvement in women's position in …

Methods Data was collected from general surgical departments offering residency training in
the US and Canada. The information gathered about faculty members included gender …