Sex Disparities in Spine Surgeon Leadership of Clinical Trials for Degenerative Spine Disease Research
There are a limited number of female spine surgeon PIs for degenerative spine disease clinical trials, which may have negative implications on the vitality of the specialty moving forward. Future investigations are needed to understand the barriers women face in obtaining clinical trial leadership positions.
Authors
- Charles A. Reitman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3482-959X)
- James D. Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7499-2909)
- Jasmine J. Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2170-4942)
- James P. Lawrence (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2945-145X)
- Robert Ravinsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7364-143X)
- Jason Silvestre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-0760)
- Sarah S. Van Nortwick
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Object Research Systems (Canada) (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5435/jaaos-d-24-00222
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00