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 90 49 41 49
Anesthésiologie 789 49 455 334
Biochimie médicale 52 58 30 22
C.C.V.T. 57 56 51 6
Cardiologie 494 52 347 147
Chirurgie 543 50 319 224
Chirurgie orthopédique 373 50 292 81
Chirurgie plastique 112 49 67 45
Chirurgie vasculaire 51 49 32 19
Dermatologie 205 48 61 144
Endocrinologie 208 51 67 141
Gastro-entérologie 290 48 156 134
Génétique médicale 41 54 23 18
Gériatrie 150 45 51 99
Hématologie et oncologie 395 48 182 213
Microbiologie et infectiologie 202 50 95 107
Médecine d'urgence 209 47 128 81
Médecine interne 730 47 382 348
Médecine nucléaire 113 51 82 31
Médecine préventive 176 54 73 103
Neurochirurgie 90 51 73 17
Neurologie 319 51 164 155
Néphrologie 238 49 102 136
Obstétrique-gynécologie 505 48 115 390
Ophtalmologie 344 50 186 158
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 237 50 139 98
Pathologie 273 50 128 145
Physiatrie 102 49 38 64
Pneumologie 295 49 145 150
Psychiatrie 1248 49 528 720
Pédiatrie 767 48 202 565
Radio-oncologie 143 49 66 77
Radiologie diagnostique 683 49 400 283
Rhumatologie 160 48 61 99
Soins intensifs 139 48 112 27
Urologie 196 48 144 52
Total 11019 50 5537 5482
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 244
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 310
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1338
Mauricie (04) 344
Estrie (05) 621
Montréal (06) 4502
Outaouais (07) 296
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 150
Côte-Nord (09) 67
Nord-du-Québec (10) 13
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 99
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 410
Laval (13) 372
Lanaudière (14) 389
Laurentides (15) 495
Montérégie (16) 1217
Centre-du-Québec (17) 150
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5482 49.75
Male 5537 50.25
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 657 5.96
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8062 73.16
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2300 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.