Top 5 U.S. specialties treating COVID-19 patients

Emergency medicine specialists are largely the ones treating U.S. COVID-19 patients in person, according to a Medscape survey of 5,005 practicing physicians in the U.S.

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The survey was conducted from June 9 through July 20.

Top U.S. specialties treating patients with COVID-19:

1. Emergency medicine
In person: 94 percent
Via video or phone: 12 percent

2. Nephrology
In person: 89 percent
Via video or phone: 26 percent

3. Critical care
In person: 87 percent
Via video or phone: 7 percent

4. HIV/infectious disease
In person: 86 percent
Via video or phone: 29 percent

5. Pulmonary medicine
In person: 74 percent
Via video or phone: 35 percent

Note: Not all critical care respondents reported providing COVID-19 treatment.

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