Surgeons Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US

Michael Liu; Vishal R Patel; Tarun Ramesh; Rishi K Wadhera; Thomas C Tsai

doi:10.1001/jamasurg.2026.0484

Surgeons Sponsored for H-1B Visas in the US

JAMA Surg. 2026 May 1;161(5):549-551. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.0484.

Authors

Michael Liu^{1

2}, Vishal R Patel³, Tarun Ramesh⁴, Rishi K Wadhera^{1

5}, Thomas C Tsai^{3

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
⁵ Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
⁶ American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois.

PMID: 41879759
PMCID: PMC13019335 (available on 2027-03-25)
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.0484

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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines trends in the number of surgeons sponsored for H-1B visas in the US and various characteristics of the communities they serve.