Thomas E. Williams, Jr., MD, PhD, is clinical associate professor of surgery in the division of cardio-thoracic surgery at Ohio State University.Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA, is professor of clinical surgery in the division of vascular diseases and surgery at Ohio State University.E. Christopher Ellison, MD, is currently the Robert M. Zollinger Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Ohio State University and also serves as the associate vice president for health sciences and vice dean of clinical affairs of the College of Medicine.

"Concerns have been voiced over the lack of sufficient numbers of primary care physicians in the US but rarely on the dwindling surgeon workforce. In the contexts of current healthcare reform efforts and medical education funding, Williams (cardio-thoracic surgery) and colleagues at Ohio State University shed light on factors behind the constraints to supply. Long, and in some specialities, unpredictable working hours are nearly as much of an issue as malpractice, but reimbursement remains the top issue. Tables provide statistics on the recent and projected number of retiring physicians." - SciTech Book News

Thomas E. Williams, Jr., MD, PhD, is clinical associate professor of surgery in the division of cardio-thoracic surgery at Ohio State University.Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA, is professor of clinical surgery in the division of vascular diseases and surgery at Ohio State University.E. Christopher Ellison, MD, is currently the Robert M. Zollinger Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Ohio State University and also serves as the associate vice president for health sciences and vice dean of clinical affairs of the College of Medicine.

"Concerns have been voiced over the lack of sufficient numbers of primary care physicians in the US but rarely on the dwindling surgeon workforce. In the contexts of current healthcare reform efforts and medical education funding, Williams (cardio-thoracic surgery) and colleagues at Ohio State University shed light on factors behind the constraints to supply. Long, and in some specialities, unpredictable working hours are nearly as much of an issue as malpractice, but reimbursement remains the top issue. Tables provide statistics on the recent and projected number of retiring physicians." - SciTech Book News

Thomas E. Williams, Jr., MD, PhD, is clinical associate professor of surgery in the division of cardio-thoracic surgery at Ohio State University.Bhagwan Satiani, MD, MBA, is professor of clinical surgery in the division of vascular diseases and surgery at Ohio State University.E. Christopher Ellison, MD, is currently the Robert M. Zollinger Professor of Surgery and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Ohio State University and also serves as the associate vice president for health sciences and vice dean of clinical affairs of the College of Medicine.

"Concerns have been voiced over the lack of sufficient numbers of primary care physicians in the US but rarely on the dwindling surgeon workforce. In the contexts of current healthcare reform efforts and medical education funding, Williams (cardio-thoracic surgery) and colleagues at Ohio State University shed light on factors behind the constraints to supply. Long, and in some specialities, unpredictable working hours are nearly as much of an issue as malpractice, but reimbursement remains the top issue. Tables provide statistics on the recent and projected number of retiring physicians." - SciTech Book News