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 85 49 39 46
Anesthésiologie 815 49 466 349
Biochimie médicale 53 58 31 22
C.C.V.T. 65 58 57 8
Cardiologie 494 52 348 146
Chirurgie 552 49 329 223
Chirurgie orthopédique 381 50 300 81
Chirurgie plastique 115 49 71 44
Chirurgie vasculaire 53 49 33 20
Dermatologie 208 48 63 145
Endocrinologie 211 50 68 143
Gastro-entérologie 285 47 155 130
Génétique médicale 41 54 22 19
Gériatrie 156 44 52 104
Hématologie et oncologie 393 48 186 207
Microbiologie et infectiologie 214 50 104 110
Médecine d'urgence 213 47 132 81
Médecine interne 732 46 382 350
Médecine nucléaire 113 50 81 32
Médecine préventive 179 54 74 105
Neurochirurgie 91 51 74 17
Neurologie 318 50 167 151
Néphrologie 240 49 102 138
Obstétrique-gynécologie 523 48 124 399
Ophtalmologie 341 49 186 155
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 249 50 149 100
Pathologie 277 50 132 145
Physiatrie 99 49 39 60
Pneumologie 286 49 145 141
Psychiatrie 1266 49 531 735
Pédiatrie 781 48 210 571
Radio-oncologie 147 49 69 78
Radiologie diagnostique 687 49 408 279
Rhumatologie 164 48 64 100
Soins intensifs 131 47 104 27
Urologie 190 49 144 46
Total 11148 50 5641 5507
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 243
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 321
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1351
Mauricie (04) 347
Estrie (05) 637
Montréal (06) 4552
Outaouais (07) 296
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 154
Côte-Nord (09) 62
Nord-du-Québec (10) 13
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 104
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 415
Laval (13) 380
Lanaudière (14) 391
Laurentides (15) 495
Montérégie (16) 1224
Centre-du-Québec (17) 161
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5507 49.4
Male 5641 50.6
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 677 6.07
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8137 72.99
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2334 20.94

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.