1. Neurosurgery
If we were to take malpractice claims statistics as a measure of how difficult a surgeon’s job is, we’d come to the conclusion that neurosurgeons have the toughest job. However, it is significant to notice that the difference with thoracic-cardiovascular surgery is just 0.2%, which may be considered negligible and therefore a tie between the two specialties. With the annual probability of facing a malpractice claim of 19.1%, and average indemnity payment of $344,811 neurosurgery is on the top of our list of 10 worst medical specialties with highest malpractice rates.
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