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 81 49 38 43
Anesthésiologie 796 48 462 334
Biochimie médicale 55 57 33 22
C.C.V.T. 63 57 58 5
Cardiologie 490 51 349 141
Chirurgie 554 49 329 225
Chirurgie orthopédique 370 50 293 77
Chirurgie plastique 110 48 68 42
Chirurgie vasculaire 47 49 31 16
Dermatologie 200 48 62 138
Endocrinologie 208 50 66 142
Gastro-entérologie 275 47 149 126
Génétique médicale 39 54 21 18
Gériatrie 137 44 44 93
Hématologie et oncologie 373 48 178 195
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 98 109
Médecine d'urgence 213 47 135 78
Médecine interne 763 46 423 340
Médecine nucléaire 111 50 80 31
Médecine préventive 178 53 74 104
Neurochirurgie 87 51 71 16
Neurologie 313 50 166 147
Néphrologie 230 49 101 129
Obstétrique-gynécologie 513 48 124 389
Ophtalmologie 340 49 187 153
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 242 50 144 98
Pathologie 277 50 127 150
Physiatrie 94 49 39 55
Pneumologie 289 49 153 136
Psychiatrie 1216 50 518 698
Pédiatrie 760 48 206 554
Radio-oncologie 143 48 66 77
Radiologie diagnostique 666 48 396 270
Rhumatologie 154 48 56 98
Soins intensifs 1 57 1 0
Urologie 182 49 138 44
Total 10777 50 5484 5293
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 235
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 319
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1298
Mauricie (04) 341
Estrie (05) 601
Montréal (06) 4399
Outaouais (07) 290
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 154
Côte-Nord (09) 62
Nord-du-Québec (10) 13
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 99
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 402
Laval (13) 369
Lanaudière (14) 378
Laurentides (15) 467
Montérégie (16) 1189
Centre-du-Québec (17) 159
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5293 49.11
Male 5484 50.89
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 634 5.88
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 7861 72.94
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2282 21.17

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.