A study by Duke Surgery residents and surgical oncologists was a featured publication in the June 2025 volume of Annals of Surgery.
The publication, titled, 'A Dwindling Matter: An Analysis of Medicare Reimbursement for Endocrine Surgery Procedures from 2000 to 2023," found that medicare procedure reimbursements for endocrine surgeries have been outpaced by inflation, with large decreases since 2000. The background for the study describes how, "understanding reimbursement trends is essential to ensure the financial sustainability of endocrine surgery."
The study was first-authored by Anthony Saxton, MD, General Surgery Resident, and was co-authored by Division of Surgical Oncology faculty members Alberto Monreal, MD; Michael Stang, MD; Hadiza Kazaure, MD; and Randall Scheri, MD.