Internal medicine was found to be the specialty most often sued for malpractice, according to Medscape's Malpractice Report, released in 2013.
Researchers polled 3,480 U.S. physicians from across 25 specialty areas for the survey.
The top 10 specialties that reported the highest percentages of lawsuits, according to the report, were:
1. Internal Medicine — 15 percent reported lawsuits.
2. Family Medicine — 13 percent reported lawsuits.
3. OB-GYN — 9 percent reported lawsuits.
4. Psychiatry — 8 percent reported lawsuits.
5. Cardiology — 6 percent reported lawsuits.
6. Gastroenterology — 6 percent reported lawsuits.
7. Pediatrics — 5 percent reported lawsuits.
8. Emergency Medicine — 4 percent reported lawsuits.
9. Oncology — 4 percent reported lawsuits.
10. Anesthesiology — 3 percent reported lawsuits.
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