Medical staff

Medical specialists in Quebec are available throughout the province to treat you. Thanks to medical staff plans (MSP), they are distributed among the province's institutions according to priority needs, in order to promote access to specialized medical services for the population in each region.

Some statistics

Demographic data
By speciality (from associations) Number Average age Men Women
Allergie et immunologie 85 49 39 46
Anesthésiologie 814 49 466 348
Biochimie médicale 53 58 31 22
C.C.V.T. 65 58 57 8
Cardiologie 494 52 348 146
Chirurgie 551 50 329 222
Chirurgie orthopédique 382 50 300 82
Chirurgie plastique 121 49 73 48
Chirurgie vasculaire 53 49 33 20
Dermatologie 211 48 64 147
Endocrinologie 212 50 69 143
Gastro-entérologie 286 47 156 130
Génétique médicale 41 54 22 19
Gériatrie 157 44 53 104
Hématologie et oncologie 396 48 186 210
Microbiologie et infectiologie 216 50 104 112
Médecine d'urgence 214 47 133 81
Médecine interne 738 46 384 354
Médecine nucléaire 113 50 81 32
Médecine préventive 180 54 75 105
Neurochirurgie 92 51 75 17
Neurologie 322 50 166 156
Néphrologie 240 49 103 137
Obstétrique-gynécologie 525 48 123 402
Ophtalmologie 342 49 186 156
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 251 50 151 100
Pathologie 278 50 132 146
Physiatrie 101 48 39 62
Pneumologie 293 48 146 147
Psychiatrie 1277 49 535 742
Pédiatrie 784 48 209 575
Radio-oncologie 148 49 69 79
Radiologie diagnostique 691 49 410 281
Rhumatologie 164 48 64 100
Soins intensifs 133 47 106 27
Urologie 190 49 144 46
Total 11213 50 5661 5552
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 243
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 322
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1365
Mauricie (04) 347
Estrie (05) 643
Montréal (06) 4583
Outaouais (07) 295
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 156
Côte-Nord (09) 62
Nord-du-Québec (10) 14
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 104
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 420
Laval (13) 382
Lanaudière (14) 392
Laurentides (15) 494
Montérégie (16) 1230
Centre-du-Québec (17) 159
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5552 49.51
Male 5661 50.49
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 683 6.09
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8197 73.1
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2333 20.81

Details on the methodology

The data in these tables include only physicians currently in practice (under the Quebec health insurance plan) who have at least one main place of practice in a hospital centre or private medical clinic.

Even though the data is updated daily, it is possible that a disparity exists between the information collected and managed by the FMSQ and that of other institutions in the health network (Collège des médecins du Québec, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, Canadian Institute for Health Information, etc.).

Incomplete information on a physician's chart can also result in inaccurate overall statistics. For example, if a physician has not provided their date of birth, the age entered in the database will be 0, which will have an impact on the overall average age, both for their specialty and for all medical specialists.