Medscape‘s “Physician Lifestyle and Happiness Report 2024” calculated the number of physicians by specialty who described their marriage as “very good” or “good.” This year, eight specialties came in at 85% or above for happy marriages, and three were over 90%.
Here are the physician specialties by number of physicians reporting a happy marriage:
Pulmonary medicine — 91%
Otolaryngology — 90%
Diabetes and endocrinology — 90%
Ophthalmology — 89%
Gastroenterology — 87%
Neurology — 86%
Cardiology — 86%
Surgery, general — 85%
Orthopedics — 85%
Plastic surgery — 84%
Pathology — 84%
Pediatrics — 84%
Nephrology — 84%
Critical care — 83%
Internal medicine — 82%
Family medicine — 82%
Physician medicine and rehabilitation — 81%
Urology — 81%
Anesthesiology — 81%
Emergency medicine — 80%
OB-GYN — 80%
Psychiatry — 80%
Radiology — 79%
Oncology — 74%
Dermatology — 70%
