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Hello collegues....would you like to know how much you can make as a doctor (MD or DO) these days?

These are ave amounts from the Journal for Minority Medical Student. Source: Medical Group Management Association.

Top Five Fields. Salary Trands :1993-1997
1993 1997
1.Family Practice $120,000 $136,002
2.Noninvasive- $218,424 $259,961
Cardiology
3.Dermatology $157,360 $176,896
4.General Surgery $193,834 $225,173
5.Urology $206,758 $230,339

Physician Starting Salaries for 1-2yrs in Specialty (1998 Report based on 1997 Data)

Anesthesiology................$161,121
Cardiology:Invasive...........$195,161
Cardiology: Invasive
Intervention.......$200,000
Dermatology....................$139,725
Emergency Med..................$158,975
Family Prac (w/OB).............$115,920
Family Prac (w/out OB).........$120,000
Gastroenterology...............$160,000
Hematology/Oncology............$158,949
Infectious Disease.............$114,332
Internal Med (General).........$118,767
Nephrology.....................$130,179
Neurology......................$136,500
OB/GYN.........................$174,388
Opthalmology...................$136,271
Otorhinolaryngology............$209,643
Peds/Adol Med (general)........$110,000
Peds/Internal Med..............$115,420
Physiatry......................$130,000
Podiatry.......................$87,464
Psychiatry.....................$118,791
Pulmonary Med..................$130,056
Radiology: Diag/Invasive.......$214,500
Radiology: Diag/Non-Invasive...$167,500
Surgery: Cardiovascular........$249,941
Surgery: General...............$166,187
Surgery: Neurological..........$308,628
Surgery: Orthopedic/General....$220,338
Surgery: Plastic/Reconstructive..$178,606
Surgery: Vascular(only).........$181,787
Urology.........................$167,500

Again, this depends entirely on location, hospital, etc...Expect to make this much (or more as time goes on) if you choose to go into any one of the above specialties. This is FYI for those interested in knowing. Good luck in you endeavors medical collegues
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Rob
WesternU/COMP Class of 2002

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