Table 1 Demographics of participants (n = 113)

Age in years

25-34

21 (18.6%)

35-44

37 (32.7%)

45-54

30 (26.5%)

55-64

12 (10.6%)

65-74

6 (5.3%)

75 or older

7 (6.2%)

Practice type

University/academic

63 (55.8%)

Community or private

36 (31.9%)

Both

14 (12.4%)

Specialty

Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery

50 (44.2%)

Endocrinology

63 (55.8%)

OHNS average surgeries performed a year (n = 50)

Does not perform thyroid surgeries

2 (4%)

< 10

2 (4%)

10 to 19

6 (12%)

20 to 39

12 (24%)

40 to 79

16 (32%)

> 80

12 (24%)

Endocrinologist percentage of practice devoted to managing thyroid neoplasm patients (n = 63)

< 10%

17 (27%)

11 to 25%

32 (51%)

26 to 50%

8 (13%)

51 to 75%

5 (8%)

> 75%

1 (1.6%)