The association between gender and industry payments to minimally invasive surgeons.

Background: It is unknown if there are differential industry payments to surgeons based on gender. This study aims to examine differences by gender for industry relations with minimally invasive surgeons, using speakers at the SAGES Annual Meeting as a proxy for key thought leaders in minimally invasive surgery.

Methods: We queried the Open Payments Database for payments made to US speakers from the 2023 SAGES meeting.