For the survey, Medscape polled 15,181 physicians from more than 29 specialties between June 25 and Sept. 19, 2019.
Across all specialties, 42 percent of physicians reported burnout, down 4 percent from 2015.
Here’s how each specialty stacked up:
Note: The list includes ties.
1. Urology — 54 percent of physicians reported burnout
2. Neurology — 50 percent
3. Nephrology — 49 percent
4. Diabetes and endocrinology — 46 percent
Family medicine — 46 percent
Radiology — 46 percent
Obstetrics and gynecology — 46 percent
Rheumatology — 46 percent
5. Infectious diseases — 45 percent
6. Critical care — 44 percent
Cardiology — 44 percent
Internal medicine — 44 percent
7. Physical medicine and rehabilitation — 43 percent
Emergency medicine — 43 percent
8. Oncology — 42 percent
9. Anesthesiology — 41 percent
Pediatrics — 41 percent
Pulmonary medicine — 41 percent
10. Allergy and immunology — 38 percent
11. Plastic surgery — 37 percent
12. Gastroenterology — 36 percent
Dermatology — 36 percent
Pathology — 36 percent
13. General surgery — 35 percent
Otolaryngology — 35 percent
Psychiatry — 35 percent
14. Orthopedics — 34 percent
15. Ophthalmology — 30 percent
16. Public health and preventive medicine — 29 percent
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