Orthopedic surgeons are tied as the third oldest physician specialists, alongside occupational medicine specialists, preventive medicine specialists and thoracic surgeons.
Hospitalists are the youngest specialists, at age 44 on average. Several specialties are older, on average, than orthopedic surgeons, including cardiac surgery (59), adult medicine (58) and general practitioners (58).
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