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 798 48 458 340
Biochimie médicale 54 58 32 22
C.C.V.T. 63 58 57 6
Cardiologie 488 51 345 143
Chirurgie 545 49 327 218
Chirurgie orthopédique 378 50 299 79
Chirurgie plastique 115 49 71 44
Chirurgie vasculaire 50 49 31 19
Dermatologie 203 48 61 142
Endocrinologie 210 50 67 143
Gastro-entérologie 281 47 152 129
Génétique médicale 41 54 22 19
Gériatrie 147 44 50 97
Hématologie et oncologie 389 48 183 206
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 100 107
Médecine d'urgence 206 47 130 76
Médecine interne 713 46 376 337
Médecine nucléaire 113 50 82 31
Médecine préventive 177 54 73 104
Neurochirurgie 91 51 74 17
Neurologie 315 50 166 149
Néphrologie 240 49 102 138
Obstétrique-gynécologie 521 48 123 398
Ophtalmologie 337 49 183 154
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 246 50 146 100
Pathologie 275 50 130 145
Physiatrie 101 48 41 60
Pneumologie 279 49 142 137
Psychiatrie 1240 50 521 719
Pédiatrie 770 48 208 562
Radio-oncologie 146 49 69 77
Radiologie diagnostique 679 49 403 276
Rhumatologie 154 48 57 97
Soins intensifs 129 47 102 27
Urologie 185 49 140 45
Total 10970 50 5561 5409
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 237
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 319
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1321
Mauricie (04) 338
Estrie (05) 624
Montréal (06) 4496
Outaouais (07) 293
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 154
Côte-Nord (09) 63
Nord-du-Québec (10) 12
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 104
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 408
Laval (13) 372
Lanaudière (14) 383
Laurentides (15) 478
Montérégie (16) 1205
Centre-du-Québec (17) 161
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5409 49.31
Male 5561 50.69
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 658 6
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 7993 72.86
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2319 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.