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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 798 49 458 340
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 374 50 293 81
Chirurgie plastique 113 49 67 46
Chirurgie vasculaire 52 49 32 20
Dermatologie 207 48 61 146
Endocrinologie 210 51 67 143
Gastro-entérologie 287 48 153 134
Génétique médicale 41 55 23 18
Gériatrie 153 45 51 102
Hématologie et oncologie 399 48 183 216
Microbiologie et infectiologie 202 50 95 107
Médecine d'urgence 212 47 130 82
Médecine interne 734 47 382 352
Médecine nucléaire 113 51 82 31
Médecine préventive 177 54 73 104
Neurochirurgie 90 52 73 17
Neurologie 319 51 165 154
Néphrologie 238 49 102 136
Obstétrique-gynécologie 506 48 115 391
Ophtalmologie 345 50 186 159
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 238 50 140 98
Pathologie 273 50 128 145
Physiatrie 102 49 38 64
Pneumologie 296 49 145 151
Psychiatrie 1250 50 528 722
Pédiatrie 769 48 203 566
Radio-oncologie 144 49 66 78
Radiologie diagnostique 696 48 408 288
Rhumatologie 159 48 61 98
Soins intensifs 141 47 113 28
Urologie 196 48 144 52
Total 11072 50 5554 5518
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 244
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 314
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1348
Mauricie (04) 348
Estrie (05) 626
Montréal (06) 4526
Outaouais (07) 296
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 150
Côte-Nord (09) 68
Nord-du-Québec (10) 12
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 100
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 409
Laval (13) 370
Lanaudière (14) 389
Laurentides (15) 497
Montérégie (16) 1221
Centre-du-Québec (17) 151
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5518 49.84
Male 5554 50.16
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 660 5.96
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8101 73.17
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2311 20.87

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.