Pediatricians make less but happier than surgeons
Bold statement? That’s what this infographic infers when comparing Income and Job Satisfaction. Click on the image and scroll to the bottom right of the graphic and you’ll see that Pedia...
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Salary
Overview Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation doctors are often called Physiatrists for short or PM&R docs for even shorter. They specialize in rehabilitation medicine which focuses on improvi...
Plastic Surgery Physician Salary
Overview You might associate a plastic surgeon with TV shows like Nip/Tuck where doctors get to operate on gorgeous girls just to make them even more beautiful. In fact, a plastic surgeon has a very ...
Pathology Physician Salary
Overview The first time I met a pathologist was when I was in pre-medical school in the caribbean. We were standing in line to get through customs when the doctor noticed my alma mater’s t-shi...
Orthopedic Surgery Salary
Overview Orthopedic surgeons, aka Orthopods, are physicians trained in surgical treatment of bone disorders. Think broken hips, torn ACL’s from football, and arthritic knee replacements. These...
Ophthalmology Physician Salary
Overview An ophthalmologist is a physician trained in treating all disorders of the eye. Do you wear glasses? Did you wish you didn’t? Specialists in ophthalmology can fix that for you. Yes, wi...
Actual Physician Names & Salaries in the News
et’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 d...
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician Salary
Overview Obgyn’s, as we call them, are physicians trained in managing patients throughout their entire pregnancy process. From fertilization or lack thereof to the delivery of a newborn child ...
Nuclear Medicine Physician Salary
Overview Nuclear medicine involves the use of radioactive materials aka tracers in order to diagnose and help treat a disease. An x-ray and ct-scan can identify abnormalities because of difference in...
Neurosurgery Physician Salary
Overview Brain surgery. It doesn’t get any simpler than that to explain what a neurosurgeon does. Neurosurgeons are physicians who are specialists in surgical disorders of the brain and spina...