Patient–surgeon racial and ethnic concordance and outcomes of older adults operated on by California licensed surgeons: an observational study
Patient-surgeon racial and ethnic concordance was associated with a lower postoperative readmission rate and length of stay for Hispanic patients. Increasing Hispanic surgeon representation may contribute to narrowing of racial and ethnic disparities in surgical outcomes.
Authors
- Ruixin Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7718-1370)
- David S. Zingmond
- Melinda Maggard‐Gibbons
- Yusuke Tsugawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-4833)
- Evan Michael Shannon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0248-7038)
- E. John Orav
- Philip M. Alberti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3381-4882)
- Keith C. Norris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-0700)
- Justin B. Dimick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4796-6641)
- Mariah B. Blegen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1213-3866)
- Christian de Virgilio
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Association of American Medical Colleges (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- UCLA Health (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Los Angeles Medical Center (US)
- Olive View-UCLA Medical Center (US)
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089900
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87
Funders
- Annenberg Foundation