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Surgeon Risk of Mortality Is Highest Among All Physician Types

January 13, 2026

Surgeon Risk of Mortality Is Highest Among All Physician Types

In the latest episode of the Surgical Readings podcast, host Dr. Rick Greene talks with Dr. Vishal Patel, from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, about a recent JAMA Surgery article that found the risk of physician mortality is highest among surgeons. Dr. Greene probes for the common causes of death among surgeons and what mitigation strategies can be put in place to change this surprising statistic.