Geospatial Distribution of Neurosurgeons Age 60 and Older Relative to the Spread of COVID-19

Abstract

Objective To perform an ecological study in order to analyze the geospatial distribution of neurosurgeons ≥ 60 years old and compare these data with the spread of COVID-19 across the; U.S. Methods Data regarding the distribution of COVID-19 cases was collected from the Environmental Systems Research Institute and demographic statistics from the American Association of Medical Colleges 2019State Workforce Reports. These figures were analyzed using geospatial mapping soft…