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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 802 49 462 340
Biochimie médicale 52 58 30 22
C.C.V.T. 57 57 51 6
Cardiologie 495 52 347 148
Chirurgie 543 50 319 224
Chirurgie orthopédique 376 50 295 81
Chirurgie plastique 114 49 68 46
Chirurgie vasculaire 53 49 34 19
Dermatologie 207 48 61 146
Endocrinologie 211 51 66 145
Gastro-entérologie 288 48 154 134
Génétique médicale 41 55 23 18
Gériatrie 154 45 51 103
Hématologie et oncologie 400 48 184 216
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 98 109
Médecine d'urgence 213 47 131 82
Médecine interne 734 47 383 351
Médecine nucléaire 113 51 82 31
Médecine préventive 177 54 73 104
Neurochirurgie 90 52 73 17
Neurologie 322 51 166 156
Néphrologie 239 50 102 137
Obstétrique-gynécologie 505 48 115 390
Ophtalmologie 344 50 185 159
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 239 50 141 98
Pathologie 273 50 127 146
Physiatrie 102 49 38 64
Pneumologie 297 49 145 152
Psychiatrie 1252 50 528 724
Pédiatrie 770 48 203 567
Radio-oncologie 144 49 66 78
Radiologie diagnostique 698 49 409 289
Rhumatologie 159 48 61 98
Soins intensifs 141 48 113 28
Urologie 197 49 144 53
Total 11100 50 5570 5530
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 245
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 313
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1352
Mauricie (04) 346
Estrie (05) 627
Montréal (06) 4537
Outaouais (07) 296
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 150
Côte-Nord (09) 68
Nord-du-Québec (10) 13
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 100
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 413
Laval (13) 370
Lanaudière (14) 391
Laurentides (15) 497
Montérégie (16) 1226
Centre-du-Québec (17) 152
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5530 49.82
Male 5570 50.18
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 658 5.93
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8119 73.14
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2323 20.93

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.