Kelz, Rachel R.Sellers, Morgan M.Niknam, Mijan A.Sharpe, James E.Rosenbaum, Paul R.Hill, Alexander S.Zhou, HongHochman, Lauren L.Bilimoria, Karl Y.Itani, KamalRomano, Patrick S.Silber, Jeffrey H.2023-05-222023-05-222019-10-252019-11-15https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/38281In this national study, Medicare beneficiaries treated by new surgeons had poorer outcomes than those treated by experienced ones in the same hospitals. However, the type of operation and the patient’s emergency status – rather than physician inexperience – explains nearly all poorer outcomes. Higher-risk cases are disproportionately treated by new surgeons.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/surgerysurgeonsHealth and Medical AdministrationMedical EducationSurgeryBrief