Let’s give you a few names of real physicians next to their salaries. Today’s list comprises state-paid employees.
California was recently scrutinized for having the highest paid prison doctors in America. But other states have been exposed as well. Here are 4 physicians from Illinois and California.
- William Wood, the assistant medical director and staff psychiatrist at Singer Mental Health Center – $361,439.80
- Alan Trounson, president of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine – $490,008
- Robert Tharratt, a medical executive for prisons – $362,400
- Karuna Anand, a prison staff psychiatrist – $566,029.21
Here are the two articles if you’d like to read more about them :
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I'm a physician and webpreneur. My main interest lies around how medicine can play a role with web 2.0. My works include Cool Health Infographics which curates the best health infographics circulating the web, Compare Caribbean Medical Schools which gives you objective information about each medical school in the caribbean, and MD Salaries which touches upon the financial aspects of a medical career. I'm also second in command at Scutwork.com, the first and largest database of residency reviews. I received my B.S. and M.D. at the Medical University of the Americas and completed a family medicine residency as Chief Resident and Teacher of the Year in Rapid City, SD. I am currently practicing medicine in upstate New York.
