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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 812 49 468 344
Biochimie médicale 52 58 30 22
C.C.V.T. 58 57 52 6
Cardiologie 496 52 348 148
Chirurgie 544 50 317 227
Chirurgie orthopédique 377 50 296 81
Chirurgie plastique 114 49 68 46
Chirurgie vasculaire 53 49 34 19
Dermatologie 210 48 62 148
Endocrinologie 211 51 66 145
Gastro-entérologie 288 48 154 134
Génétique médicale 41 55 23 18
Gériatrie 155 45 51 104
Hématologie et oncologie 402 48 186 216
Microbiologie et infectiologie 207 50 98 109
Médecine d'urgence 216 47 132 84
Médecine interne 743 47 390 353
Médecine nucléaire 116 51 84 32
Médecine préventive 178 54 74 104
Neurochirurgie 90 52 73 17
Neurologie 323 51 166 157
Néphrologie 239 50 102 137
Obstétrique-gynécologie 508 48 116 392
Ophtalmologie 342 50 183 159
Oto-rhino-laryngologie 240 50 142 98
Pathologie 272 50 127 145
Physiatrie 102 49 38 64
Pneumologie 297 49 145 152
Psychiatrie 1275 49 535 740
Pédiatrie 774 48 204 570
Radio-oncologie 144 49 66 78
Radiologie diagnostique 698 49 410 288
Rhumatologie 161 48 62 99
Soins intensifs 141 48 113 28
Urologie 197 49 144 53
Total 11167 50 5601 5566
Geographical data
Region Number of medical specialists
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01) 246
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02) 316
Capitale-Nationale (03) 1359
Mauricie (04) 347
Estrie (05) 632
Montréal (06) 4565
Outaouais (07) 299
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08) 150
Côte-Nord (09) 67
Nord-du-Québec (10) 13
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11) 100
Chaudière-Appalaches (12) 417
Laval (13) 374
Lanaudière (14) 393
Laurentides (15) 498
Montérégie (16) 1234
Centre-du-Québec (17) 153
Distribution by gender
Gender Number of medical specialists %
Female 5566 49.84
Male 5601 50.16
Types of practice
Types of practice Number of medical specialists %
Medical specialists with an office practice only 669 5.99
Medical specialists with a hospital practice only 8172 73.18
Medical specialists with mixed practice (both hospital and office) 2326 20.83

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.