In total, 15,794 U.S. physicians across 22 specialty areas responded to the survey. The following are the top and bottom five physician specialists who think they are fairly compensated:
Top Five:
• Dermatologists (71 percent)
• Radiologists (69 percent)
• Emergency medicine physicians (65 percent)
• Anesthesiologists (63 percent)
• Psychiatrists (58 percent)
Bottom Five:
• General Surgeons (44 percent)
• Pulmonologists (45 percent)
• Endocrinologists/diabetes specialists (45 percent)
• Nephrologists (45 percent)
• Cardiologists (46 percent)
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