Physicians, Women

"Physicians, Women" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Women licensed to practice medicine.

Descriptor ID	D010822
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.485.810.820 M01.975.790 N02.360.810.820
Concept/Terms	Physicians, Women Physicians, Women Physician, Woman Physicians, Woman Woman Physician Woman Physicians Women Physicians

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Physicians, Women".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Physicians [M01.526.485.810]
Physicians, Women [M01.526.485.810.820]
Women [M01.975]
Physicians, Women [M01.975.790]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Physicians [N02.360.810]
Physicians, Women [N02.360.810.820]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Physicians, Women".

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Bar chart showing 27 publications over 16 distinct years, with a maximum of 4 publications in 2020 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2000	0	1	1
2001	0	1	1
2002	1	0	1
2007	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2016	0	1	1
2017	1	0	1
2018	1	1	2
2019	0	1	1
2020	3	1	4
2021	3	0	3
2023	2	0	2
2024	3	1	4
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Physicians, Women" by people in Profiles.

Fones L, Fellheimer H, Pennington M, Hozack BA, Fletcher DJ, Beredjiklian PK. Trends of Underrepresented Minorities and Female Trainees in Orthopedic, Plastic, and Hand Surgery: Did We Do Better in 2023? J Hand Surg Am. 2025 12; 50(12):1522.e1-1522.e8.

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Heybati K, Chang A, Mohamud H, Satkunasivam R, Coburn N, Salles A, Tsugawa Y, Ikesu R, Saka N, Detsky AS, Ko DT, Ross H, Mamas MA, Jerath A, Wallis CJD. The association between physician sex and patient outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):93.

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Wetstone RA, Hoenig LJ, Parish LC, Grant-Kels JM. Commemoration of seven accomplished Jewish women in dermatology from Europe and Canada. Clin Dermatol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 43(2):259-272.

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Walter S, Parish LC. Jewish women dermatologists who escaped the perils of National Socialism: Triumph over adversity. Clin Dermatol. 2024 Nov-Dec; 42(6):625-636.

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Lam L, Nelson LB, Bayraktutar BN, Lee KE. Female Leadership in Pediatric Ophthalmology: A Descriptive Analysis. J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2024 Nov-Dec; 61(6):391-396.

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Zaloga AR, Syed ZA. Demographic Trends at the American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Cornea Subspecialty Day. Cornea. 2025 Jan 01; 44(1):15-19.

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El Naamani K, Reyes M, Jreij G, Ghanem M, Abbas R, Mounzer M, Schunemann V, Theofanis T, Smith M, Gooch MR, Rosenwasser RH, Jabbour PM, Tjoumakaris SI. Women in neurosurgery: a cross-sectional demographic study of female neurosurgery residents in the United States. J Neurosurg. 2024 06 01; 140(6):1785-1789.

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Buchanan GL, Paradies V, Karam N, Holmvang L, Mamas MA, Mehilli J, Capodanno D, Capranzano P, Appelman Y, Manzo-Silberman S, Kunadian V, Mauri J, Shuepke S, Petronio AS, Kaluzna-Oleksy M, Gilard M, Morice MC, Barbato E, Dudek D, Chieffo A. Overcoming professional barriers encountered by women in interventional cardiology: an EAPCI statement. Eur Heart J. 2023 04 17; 44(15):1301-1312.

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Fleishman R. Yesterday. Chest. 2021 12; 160(6):2332.

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Amarasekera DC, Lam SS, Rapuano CJ, Syed ZA. Trends in Female Authorship in Cornea From 2007 to 2019. Cornea. 2021 Sep 01; 40(9):1152-1157.

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