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 798 48 458 340
Biochimie médicale 53 58 31 22
C.C.V.T. 63 58 57 6
Cardiologie 489 51 345 144
Chirurgie 545 49 326 219
Chirurgie orthopédique 380 50 300 80
Chirurgie plastique 115 49 71 44
Chirurgie vasculaire 50 49 31 19
Dermatologie 203 48 61 142
Endocrinologie 210 50 67 143
Gastro-entérologie 281 47 152 129
Génétique médicale 41 54 22 19
Gériatrie 148 44 51 97
Hématologie et oncologie 389 48 183 206
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 100 107
Médecine d'urgence 205 47 129 76
Médecine interne 711 46 375 336
Médecine nucléaire 112 50 81 31
Médecine préventive 177 54 73 104
Neurochirurgie 91 51 74 17
Neurologie 315 50 166 149
Néphrologie 240 49 102 138
Obstétrique-gynécologie 522 48 124 398
Ophtalmologie 338 49 183 155
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 245 50 146 99
Pathologie 274 50 129 145
Physiatrie 100 49 41 59
Pneumologie 279 49 142 137
Psychiatrie 1241 50 521 720
Pédiatrie 770 48 208 562
Radio-oncologie 147 49 69 78
Radiologie diagnostique 680 49 403 277
Rhumatologie 155 48 58 97
Soins intensifs 129 47 102 27
Urologie 186 49 140 46
Total 10973 50 5559 5414
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 239
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 319
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1322
Mauricie (04) 337
Estrie (05) 624
Montréal (06) 4497
Outaouais (07) 293
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 153
Côte-Nord (09) 62
Nord-du-Québec (10) 12
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 104
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 408
Laval (13) 372
Lanaudière (14) 382
Laurentides (15) 482
Montérégie (16) 1203
Centre-du-Québec (17) 162
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5414 49.34
Male 5559 50.66
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 666 6.07
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 7986 72.78
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2321 21.15

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.