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 84 49 38 46
Anesthésiologie 794 48 456 338
Biochimie médicale 54 58 32 22
C.C.V.T. 63 58 57 6
Cardiologie 488 51 345 143
Chirurgie 547 49 327 220
Chirurgie orthopédique 379 50 300 79
Chirurgie plastique 114 49 71 43
Chirurgie vasculaire 50 49 31 19
Dermatologie 203 48 61 142
Endocrinologie 210 50 66 144
Gastro-entérologie 281 47 152 129
Génétique médicale 41 54 22 19
Gériatrie 147 44 50 97
Hématologie et oncologie 388 48 183 205
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 100 107
Médecine d'urgence 206 47 130 76
Médecine interne 710 46 374 336
Médecine nucléaire 113 50 82 31
Médecine préventive 178 54 73 105
Neurochirurgie 90 51 74 16
Neurologie 316 50 167 149
Néphrologie 240 49 102 138
Obstétrique-gynécologie 521 48 123 398
Ophtalmologie 341 49 186 155
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 246 50 146 100
Pathologie 275 50 130 145
Physiatrie 101 48 41 60
Pneumologie 278 49 142 136
Psychiatrie 1233 50 519 714
Pédiatrie 773 48 208 565
Radio-oncologie 146 49 69 77
Radiologie diagnostique 676 49 401 275
Rhumatologie 154 48 57 97
Soins intensifs 129 47 102 27
Urologie 183 49 139 44
Total 10959 50 5556 5403
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 238
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 321
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1317
Mauricie (04) 340
Estrie (05) 622
Montréal (06) 4492
Outaouais (07) 293
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 154
Côte-Nord (09) 62
Nord-du-Québec (10) 12
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 105
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 406
Laval (13) 373
Lanaudière (14) 382
Laurentides (15) 478
Montérégie (16) 1202
Centre-du-Québec (17) 160
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5403 49.3
Male 5556 50.7
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 659 6.01
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 7983 72.84
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2317 21.14

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.