The report includes more than 4,300 physicians in 29 specialties and was published Nov. 19.
Below is the percent of surgeons named in malpractice suits by specialty:
Plastic surgery — 83 percent
General surgery — 83 percent
Orthopedics — 81 percent
Urology — 80 percent
OB-GYN — 79 percent
Specialized surgery — 74 percent
Emergency surgery — 70 percent
Otolaryngology — 68 percent
Radiology — 64 percent
Cardiology — 58 percent
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