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[JackADeli]

this article came up on MSN.com a few days ago:

http://msn.careerbuilder.com/Articl...bmsnhp42465&sc_extcmp=JS_2465_home1&gt1=23000

i was just curious as to why plastic surgeons make so much less than general and orthopedic surgeons according to that site when they have the reputation for pulling in the big money?...

It is all how you slice it. There are a multitude of different physician income surveys. They are dependent on number of respondents and other factors. The issue of any physician income depends on things to include but not limited to:
1. location
2. duration in practice
3. type of practice (i.e. self employed, multi-specialty group pract, hosp employed, academic, etc, etc...).
4. payer base....
5. etc, etc, etc

I don't know the details of the article aboves numbers. The following link gives a little more consistent info:
http://www.cejkasearch.com/compensation/amga_physician_compensation_survey.htm