Dermatologists perform more reconstructive surgery in the Medicare population than any other specialist group: A cross-sectional individual-level analysis of Medicare volume and specialist type in cutaneous and reconstructive surgery.

J Am Acad Dermatol

Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Florida Center for Dermatology, PA, Saint Augustine, Florida. Electronic address:

Published: January 2018

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