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 72 51 37 35
Anesthésiologie 762 47 454 308
Biochimie médicale 54 56 33 21
C.C.V.T. 60 57 55 5
Cardiologie 460 51 337 123
Chirurgie 497 48 301 196
Chirurgie orthopédique 355 49 286 69
Chirurgie plastique 96 49 60 36
Chirurgie vasculaire 45 49 32 13
Dermatologie 183 48 62 121
Endocrinologie 186 50 64 122
Gastro-entérologie 251 46 143 108
Génétique médicale 35 53 19 16
Gériatrie 113 44 37 76
Hématologie et oncologie 322 48 163 159
Microbiologie et infectiologie 192 49 99 93
Médecine d'urgence 188 46 130 58
Médecine interne 662 46 377 285
Médecine nucléaire 101 50 78 23
Médecine préventive 155 54 66 89
Neurochirurgie 80 49 63 17
Neurologie 288 50 163 125
Néphrologie 208 48 96 112
Obstétrique-gynécologie 481 49 128 353
Ophtalmologie 312 49 178 134
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 240 50 150 90
Pathologie 246 50 114 132
Physiatrie 82 49 32 50
Pneumologie 269 49 150 119
Psychiatrie 1068 50 472 596
Pédiatrie 669 48 194 475
Radio-oncologie 131 48 62 69
Radiologie diagnostique 652 48 376 276
Rhumatologie 142 47 53 89
Urologie 168 49 130 38
Total 9825 49 5194 4631
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 221
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 301
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1169
Mauricie (04) 297
Estrie (05) 500
Montréal (06) 4025
Outaouais (07) 270
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 146
Côte-Nord (09) 62
Nord-du-Québec (10) 9
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 90
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 366
Laval (13) 333
Lanaudière (14) 351
Laurentides (15) 399
Montérégie (16) 1142
Centre-du-Québec (17) 144
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 4631 47.13
Male 5194 52.87
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 564 5.74
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 7077 72.03
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2184 22.23

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.