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30 30 HEALTHCARE NEWS Number of active physicians by specialty By Patsy Newitt I nternal medicine boasts the highest number of physicians of any specialty, according to the Association of American Medical College's "2022 Physician Specialty Data Report." e report is based on data from the American Medical Association, the U.S. Census Bureau, and a national resident database and tracking system. Overall, it covers about 950,000 physicians and physicians in training among 48 of the largest specialties in 2021, according to a Jan. 12 AAMC news release. Here's the number of active physicians by specialty • Internal medicine: 120,342 • Family medicine: 118,641 • Pediatrics: 60,305 • Emergency medicine: 46,857 • OB-GYN: 42,496 • Anesthesiology: 42,264 • Psychiatry: 38,424 • Radiology and diagnostic radiology: 27,197 • General surgery: 24,881 • Cardiovascular disease: 22,262 • Ophthalmology: 18,948 • Orthopedic surgery: 18,469 • Hematology and oncology: 16,673 • Gastroenterology: 15,678 • Critical care: 14,159 • Neurology: 13,853 • Dermatology: 12,767 • Anatomic/clinical pathology: 12,180 • Nephrology: 11,554 • Urology: 10,081 • Child and adolescent psychiatry: 9,966 • Infectious disease: 9,913 • Physical medicine and rehabilitation: 9,724 • Otolaryngology: 9,616 • Endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism: 8,246 • Plastic surgery: 7,228 • Preventive medicine: 6,555 • Rheumatology : 6,420 • Pain Management: 6,240 • Geriatric medicine: 6,149 • Neonatal medicine: 6,056 • Neurological surgery: 5,748 • Internal medicine/pediatrics: 5,701 • Radiation oncology: 5,376 • Allergy and immunology: 5,009 • Pulmonary disease: 4,867 • Interventional cardiology: 4,736 • oracic surgery: 4,449 • Neuroradiology: 4,311 • Vascular surgery: 4,039 • Vascular and interventional radiology: 4,011 • Sports medicine: 3,208 • Pediatric hematology/oncology: 3,179 • Sports medicine: 3,065 • Pediatric cardiology: 2,993 • Pediatric anesthesiology: 2,843 • Pediatric critical care medicine: 2,774 • Clinical cardiac electrophysiology: 2,632 n 3 HCA hospital executives resign By Kelly Gooch and Alexis Kayser T hree executives at hospitals affiliated with Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare have resigned, Becker's has learned. Scott Cihak, president and CEO of Nashville-based TriStar Centennial Medical Center, announced his resignation Jan. 3, according to internal correspondence obtained by Becker's. After 31 years of service to HCA Healthcare and six years at the hospital's helm, Jan. 6 will be his last day. Mr. Cihak is exiting the role for personal reasons. At HCA Midwest Health's Research Medical Center in Kansas City, Mo., Olevia Pitts, MD, chief medical officer, left her role Jan. 3 to take a senior leadership role outside of the organization, according to a letter to employees from CEO Ashley McClellan. Ms. McClellan said the new position is "close to [Dr. Pitts'] roots in hospitalist medicine." Dr. Pitts joined Research Medical Center in 2017. Ms. McClellan also told employees she is leaving Research Medical Center. Her last day will be March 1. CFO John Krajicek has been selected as interim CEO. "While I am excited about new career opportunities ahead, I will sincerely miss the team and community we've built here at Research these last several years," Ms. McClellan wrote. She became CEO of Research Medical Center in 2019. n