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 84 49 38 46
Anesthésiologie 792 48 455 337
Biochimie médicale 54 58 32 22
C.C.V.T. 63 58 57 6
Cardiologie 488 51 345 143
Chirurgie 549 49 328 221
Chirurgie orthopédique 379 50 300 79
Chirurgie plastique 115 49 72 43
Chirurgie vasculaire 50 49 31 19
Dermatologie 203 48 61 142
Endocrinologie 210 50 66 144
Gastro-entérologie 279 47 150 129
Génétique médicale 41 54 22 19
Gériatrie 144 44 47 97
Hématologie et oncologie 385 48 183 202
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 100 107
Médecine d'urgence 207 47 131 76
Médecine interne 706 46 373 333
Médecine nucléaire 113 50 82 31
Médecine préventive 178 54 73 105
Neurochirurgie 90 51 74 16
Neurologie 316 50 167 149
Néphrologie 237 49 101 136
Obstétrique-gynécologie 521 48 123 398
Ophtalmologie 341 49 186 155
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 247 50 147 100
Pathologie 278 50 130 148
Physiatrie 101 48 41 60
Pneumologie 278 49 142 136
Psychiatrie 1227 50 518 709
Pédiatrie 774 48 208 566
Radio-oncologie 146 49 69 77
Radiologie diagnostique 675 49 400 275
Rhumatologie 153 48 57 96
Soins intensifs 129 47 102 27
Urologie 183 49 139 44
Total 10943 50 5550 5393
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 237
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 322
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1313
Mauricie (04) 341
Estrie (05) 619
Montréal (06) 4487
Outaouais (07) 292
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 154
Côte-Nord (09) 61
Nord-du-Québec (10) 12
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 104
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 407
Laval (13) 373
Lanaudière (14) 382
Laurentides (15) 478
Montérégie (16) 1199
Centre-du-Québec (17) 160
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5393 49.28
Male 5550 50.72
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 659 6.02
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 7964 72.78
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2320 21.2

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.