Physician compensation rates and gender disparities in interventional spine and pain practices: Insights from a Spine Intervention society survey study
This study highlights notable trends in compensation among U.S. interventional pain and spine physicians, with years of practice and first job salary as significant predictors. Female gender was associated with a 29 % lower income compared to male counterparts. These findings suggest the need for further exploration into the factors that drive compensation in this field and for initiatives aimed at addressing gender disparities to ensure more equitable compensation.
Authors
- Allen S. Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4541-8112)
- Byron J. Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9237-3108)
- Jonathan Droessler
- Zachary L. McCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4250-8745)
- Jennifer G. Leet (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3653-2047)
- Newaj Abdullah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7891-5134)
- Masaru Teramoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7829-0595)
- Alexandra E. Fogarty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6495-1978)
Institutions
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Veterans Health Administration (US)
- Orthopaedic Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Interventional Pain Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inpm.2025.100583
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00