September 23, 2025NeurosurgeryOpen Access

Trends in the Academic Neurosurgical Workforce: A Longitudinal Analysis of Gender and Racial/Ethnic Representation in the United States From 2012 to 2021

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Retrospective analysis shows gender and racial representation in academic neurosurgery, highlighting diversity gaps.

Diversity of neurosurgery faculty remains low compared to the general US population.
White and Asian physicians predominantly hold academic neurosurgery faculty positions.
There has been no significant increase in underrepresented ethnic groups in neurosurgery faculty.
A trend toward more female neurosurgeons suggests gradual progress in gender diversity.

Allison et al. (2025) studied this question.

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