As of March, California had more professionally active surgery specialists than any other state and Washington, D.C., according to Kaiser Family Foundation data.
Fifteen states with the most surgery specialists:
Note: Data includes currently active allopathic and osteopathic physicians.
1. California: 5,411
2. New York: 4,335
3. Texas: 3,495
4. Pennsylvania: 3,069
5. Florida: 2,899
6. Ohio: 2,530
7. Michigan: 2,157
8. Illinois: 2,066
9. Massachusetts: 1,919
10. North Carolina: 1,607
11. New Jersey: 1,504
12. Georgia: 1,482
13. Maryland: 1,292
14. Virginia: 1,189
15. Tennessee: 1,175