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Gender Differences Across Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeons: Characterizing Academic Productivity and Social Media Presence

Gender Differences Across Cerebrovascular Neurosurgeons: Characterizing AcademicProductivity and Social Media Presence

Friday, May 3, 2024

Presenting Author(s)

Jessica Campos, MD (she/her/hers)

Resident, PGY-5
Department of Neurological Surgery, University of California, Irvine
Orange, California, United States

Co-Author(s)

GA

Gizal Amin, B.S.

Graduate Student
Carondelet Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital, United States
IC

Ivette Chen, n/a

Student
Harvard University, United States
SC

Selena Chen, B.S.

Student
University of Southern California, United States
JC

Jonathan Collard de Beaufort, n/a

Student
Syracuse University, United States
JF

Johanna Fifi, MD

Professor of Neurosurgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, United States
KM

Karen Malacon, n/a

Graduate Student
Stanford
Stanford, California, United States
BM

Benjamen Meyer, B.S.

Medical Student
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson, United States
SN

Sandra Narayanan, M.D.

Vascular Neurologist and Neurointerventional Surgeon
Pacific Neuroscience Institute
Santa Monica, California, United States
AP

Alyssa Peterson, B.S.

Student
Saint Louis University, United States
MS

Megana Saripella, B.S.

Medical Student
University of California San Diego School of Medicine, United States
YS

Yasoda Satpathy, B.S.

Medical Student
University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Introduction: There is a paucity of data characterizing gender differences in cerebrovascular neurosurgery. We sought to identify all to describe differences within this neurosurgical subspecialty and investigate correlations across genders in scholarly activity and social media presence.

Methods: This retrospective study (April-October 2023) included neurosurgeons from the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgeons. Academic productivity markers (H-index, publications) and public social media data was collected (LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram) and analyzed (averages, correlation quotients).

Results: From a total of 1051 practicing neurointerventionalists (SNIS database): 336 neurosurgeons (32%), of which, gender information available for 242 (72%). 71% of neurosurgeons (n=239) had LinkedIn accounts with 1366±13.5 connections. Male neurosurgeons had 1397±15 connections while females had 604±39 connections. Twitter accounts were found for 130 neurosurgeons (38.6%), males (n=90) tallying 1567 ± 27.1 followers and females (n=7) at 709±204 followers. Instagram accounts (n=50) had 1754±56 followers for men and 570±66 followers for women. Average H-index was 37.6±0.4, and neurosurgeons at academic and non-academic institutions had H-indices of 35.6±0.82 and 41.1±0.1, respectively. Males had an average H-index 39 ± 0.1 (38.6±0.1 at academic institutions), and females had an average H-index 17.7±0.1 (14.7±1.5 at academic institutions). H-index (Google Scholar) and number of publications were not correlated with social media connections or followers (R = 0.22, R = 0.05, p < 0.001).

Conclusion : We describe the academic practices and social media presence of neurointerventionalists in the US. Equivalent percentages of male and female neurointerventionalists had social media accounts, but male neurointerventionalists had more LinkedIn connections and Twitter and Instagram followers. H-index analysis. Further studies are necessary to elaborate on these correlations and their effects on the careers of female neurointerventionalists.