Specialists

HEALTH CARE IN MEXICO

SPECIALISTS IN MEXICO

In 2021, Mexico had around 209,000 specialist medical practitioners out of a total of 324,000 doctors with obstetricians and gynecologists accounting for almost 24,000 of those. In 2018, Mexico had 1.1 medical specialists for every 1,000 people, with most of them specializing in family medicine, anesthesiology, pediatrics, gynecology, surgery, and emergency medicine. 

Mexico’s private healthcare sector has many options for specialists, and healthcare professionals in private hospitals are well trained and have access to modern equipment, technologies, and medicine. Large cities, in particular, have excellent hospitals and clinics. Tijuana, the region’s largest city, is a major hub for medical procedures, with top facilities including the Obesity Control Center, Hospital BCN, and NewCity Medical Plaza.