Improved Surgical Outcomes for Female Surgeons in Predominantly Female Patient Surgeries

Preliminary evidence from a retrospective study using the New York State SPARCS database suggests that female surgeons have better post-operative outcomes than their male colleagues in predominantly female patient surgeries. The study examined the impact of patient-surgeon gender discordance on outcomes in bariatric, foregut, and colorectal surgeries. The results showed that patient-surgeon concordance had a significant effect on patient outcomes, with negative effects observed for female patients in certain specialties, particularly in foregut surgery. This highlights the need for surgeons to be aware of the care provided to opposite gender patients and the importance of increasing female representation in surgeries with high female patient populations.