Surgical Oncology

Training path

1. College (bachelor’s degree) 4 years
2. Medical school (MD or DO) 4 years
3. General surgery residency 5 years
4. Complex general surgical oncology fellowship 2 years

Training after medical school: 7 years. From the start of college: about 15 years.

Usual minimum program lengths from ACGME program requirements. Some doctors take extra research years or a second fellowship.

Who they are

• MD (DOs make up the rest) 96%
• Women 43%
• Graduated 35 or more years ago 15%
• Offer telehealth 42%
• Accept Medicare’s approved amount 97%

Sex and credentials from NPPES. Graduation year, telehealth and Medicare assignment from Medicare Care Compare, which covers clinicians enrolled in Medicare.

What they do most for Medicare patients

• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes 61,128
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes 49,398
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes 27,542
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes 20,573
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes 20,240
• Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes 11,512
• Partial removal of breast 11,372
• Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes 10,638
• Biopsy or removal of deep lymph nodes of underarm 8,681
• Imaging of lymph nodes during surgery 8,637
• New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes 5,932
• Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes 5,169

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Services billed to traditional Medicare in 2023 (Physician and Other Practitioners data); drugs given in the office are left out.

What they prescribe most

• Tramadol Hcl 12.8%
• Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen) 11.4%
• Oxycodone Hcl (Oxycontin, Roxicodone, Roxybond) 9.3%
• Lipase/Protease/Amylase (Zenpep, Creon, Pancreaze) 5.7%
• Pantoprazole Sodium (Protonix Iv, Protonix) 4.9%
• Anastrozole (Arimidex) 4.8%
• Levothyroxine Sodium (Euthyrox, Levo-T, Ermeza) 4.5%
• Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen (Endocet, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Percocet) 3.8%
• Cephalexin 2.9%
• Gabapentin (Gralise, Neurontin) 2.4%
• Metronidazole (Noritate, Nuvessa, Vandazole) 2.4%
• Neomycin Sulfate 1.7%
• Tamoxifen Citrate (Soltamox) 1.7%
• Acetaminophen With Codeine (Acetaminophen-Codeine) 1.7%
• Ondansetron 1.5%

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Share of this specialty’s Medicare Part D prescriptions in 2024, including refills. Select a drug to see which of these clinicians prescribe it most, and where.

Hospitals where the most work

• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA 18 Surgical Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN 18 Surgical Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
• Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY 16 Surgical Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital
• Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. Dallas, TX 15 Surgical Oncology at Ut of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr.
• NYU Langone Hospitals New York, NY 15 Surgical Oncology at NYU Langone Hospitals
• Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZ 14 Surgical Oncology at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
• UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside Pittsburgh, PA 14 Surgical Oncology at UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA 14 Surgical Oncology at Brigham and Women's Hospital
• University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham, AL 13 Surgical Oncology at University of Alabama Hospital
• Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ 13 Surgical Oncology at Banner Gateway Medical Center

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Clinicians who list the hospital in Medicare Care Compare. The number opens the list of who works there.

Schools they graduated from most

• University of Michigan Medical School 27
• New York University School of Medicine 24
• Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons 19
• Georgetown University School of Medicine 19
• Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 19
• University of Maryland School of Medicine 18
• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine 17
• Boston University School of Medicine 16
• Duke University School of Medicine 16
• Indiana University School of Medicine 16

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From Medicare Care Compare (Medicare-enrolled clinicians only).