From Bedside to Bench Without Return: The Surgeon-to-Researcher Transformation (2009 to 2024)
Traditional MD-only surgical research leadership has declined while MD-PhD investigators have increased. One-quarter of MD PIs now maintain credentials without recent Medicare billing. This disconnect may impact bidirectional translation; academic departments should develop pathways supporting clinically active surgeon-scientists.
Authors
- Murray L. Shames (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5073-6794)
- Joseph Adam Sujka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0516-8879)
- Paul C. Kuo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0904-8636)
- Christopher DuCoin
- Lorenzo Hiraldo
- Rachel L Wolansky
Institutions
- University of South Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American College of Surgeons
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/xcs.0000000000001789
- Primary Topic
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00