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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 91 49 42 49
Anesthésiologie 817 49 470 347
Biochimie médicale 52 59 30 22
C.C.V.T. 59 57 52 7
Cardiologie 504 52 353 151
Chirurgie 547 50 319 228
Chirurgie orthopédique 378 51 296 82
Chirurgie plastique 116 49 69 47
Chirurgie vasculaire 53 49 34 19
Dermatologie 211 48 63 148
Endocrinologie 212 51 67 145
Gastro-entérologie 290 48 156 134
Génétique médicale 42 54 23 19
Gériatrie 161 45 52 109
Hématologie et oncologie 404 48 187 217
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 98 109
Médecine d'urgence 216 47 132 84
Médecine interne 752 47 393 359
Médecine nucléaire 117 51 85 32
Médecine préventive 178 54 74 104
Neurochirurgie 91 51 74 17
Neurologie 325 51 167 158
Néphrologie 241 50 103 138
Obstétrique-gynécologie 509 48 116 393
Ophtalmologie 343 50 184 159
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 242 50 143 99
Pathologie 275 50 128 147
Physiatrie 102 49 38 64
Pneumologie 301 49 147 154
Psychiatrie 1284 49 537 747
Pédiatrie 783 48 206 577
Radio-oncologie 144 49 66 78
Radiologie diagnostique 703 49 413 290
Rhumatologie 165 48 62 103
Soins intensifs 141 48 113 28
Urologie 198 49 144 54
Total 11254 50 5636 5618
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 248
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 323
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1375
Mauricie (04) 348
Estrie (05) 634
Montréal (06) 4599
Outaouais (07) 301
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 152
Côte-Nord (09) 67
Nord-du-Québec (10) 13
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 99
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 421
Laval (13) 374
Lanaudière (14) 398
Laurentides (15) 502
Montérégie (16) 1242
Centre-du-Québec (17) 154
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5618 49.92
Male 5636 50.08
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 679 6.03
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8244 73.25
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2331 20.71

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.