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Updated by Julian Knight on Apr 16, 2021

Specialties with the Oldest Physicians

Listly by Julian Knight

Top 10 specialties with the largest percentage of physicians over 55

1

Pulmonary Disease - 78.9%, or 4,515 out of 5,725 of physicians in this specialty are age 55 or older

2

Preventative Medicine - 66.6%, or 4,395 out of 6,599 physicians in the specialty are age 55 or older

3

Anotomical/Clinical Pathology - 60.7%, 8,322 out of 13,707 physicians in the specialty are age 55 or older.

4

Psychiatry - 58.7%, or 21,882 out of 37,285 physicians in this specialty are age 55 or older.

5

Cardiovascular Disease - 55.3%, 12,168 out of 22,015 physicians in this speciality are age 55 or older.

6

Thoracic Surgery - 54.8%, 2,476 out of 4,521 physicians in this specialty are age 55 or older.

7

Orthopedic Surgery - 52.3%, 10,126 out of 19,367 physicians in the specialty are age 55 or older.

8

Allergy & Immunology - 50.8%, 2,287 out of 4,504 physicians in this specialty are age 55 or older.

9

Neurology - 50.5%, or 6,639 out of 13,150 physicians in this specialty are age 55 or older.

10

Plastic Surgery - 49.3%, or 3,424 out of 6,939 physicians in the specialty are age 55 or older.