Which medical specialties have the most doctors in Cluj

Family medicine is the specialty with the most doctors in Cluj: 677. It leads by a wide margin the ranking of the 104 specialties in the register of the Colegiul Medicilor Cluj (Cluj College of Physicians), followed by A.T.I. (anaesthesia and intensive care) with 408 doctors and internal medicine with 378. At the other end of the spectrum are specialties with a single doctor in the entire county. Here is the full picture.

The ranking of specialties by number of doctors

The top 12 specialties concentrate the bulk of Cluj’s medical workforce. The figures count each doctor once, under their specialty.

Rank	Specialty	Number of doctors
1	Medicina de Familie	677
2	A.T.I. (anaesthesia and intensive care)	408
3	Medicina Internă	378
4	Pediatrie	305
5	Cardiologie	287
5	Chirurgie Generală	287
7	Radiologie-Imagistică	274
8	Obstetrică-Ginecologie	217
9	Gastroenterologie	201
10	Neurologie	200
11	Medicina de Laborator	191
12	Psihiatrie	181

Why family medicine leads

With 677 doctors, family medicine has a considerable lead over the next specialty. The explanation is structural: the family doctor is the gateway into the health system, and every locality needs at least one. It is the only specialty spread across almost the entire county.

See the full list of family doctors in Cluj if you need a practice close to home.

The hospital, the engine behind the figures

Ranks 2-11 in the top are dominated by hospital specialties, which reflects the weight of Cluj’s large university hospitals:

• A.T.I., with 408 doctors, is the second largest — a direct sign of the large number of intensive care units and operating theatres.
• Internal medicine (378) and paediatrics (305) are core specialties, present in almost any hospital.
• Cardiology and general surgery, both with 287 doctors each, are in a perfect tie for fifth place.
• Radiology-imaging (274) and laboratory medicine (191) support, from behind the scenes, the diagnosis for all the other specialties.

This concentration of hospital specialties confirms Cluj’s role as a regional, not merely a county, medical hub.

The rare specialties: a single doctor each

At the opposite end of the ranking are specialties in which the register records a single doctor in the entire county. Among them:

• Allergology
• Medical Genetics
• Maxillofacial Surgery
• Pharmacology

and others like them. For patients, these figures have a direct practical consequence: for a problem falling under such a specialty, the supply is extremely limited and, very likely, concentrated exclusively in Cluj-Napoca. An appointment can mean a longer wait or even a trip to another county.

The long tail of the 104 specialties

Between the 12 specialties at the top and those with a single doctor stretches a “long tail” of dozens of medium-sized specialties. The structure of Cluj’s medical workforce thus appears on three levels:

• The peak — a handful of large specialties, from family medicine to psychiatry, each gathering over a hundred doctors and covering the population’s everyday needs.
• The middle — the majority of the 104 specialties, with numbers from a few dozen to a few doctors, sufficient for a regional hub but sensitive to departures.
• The base — the specialties with a single representative, where the supply is practically embodied by one person.

For a health system, the middle is the most important part to watch over time: there, the loss of two or three doctors can turn a comfortable specialty into a fragile one.

What the figures mean for a patient

The number of doctors in a specialty is a rough indicator of access, but a useful one:

• Numerous specialties (family medicine, internal medicine, paediatrics, cardiology) — you find a doctor more easily and, in general, have more appointment options.
• Niche specialties (a handful of doctors or even just one) — the supply is rigid; it’s worth calling ahead and preparing for waiting lists.
• Diagnostic specialties (radiology, laboratory) — you don’t seek them out directly, but their solid presence supports the quality of investigations across the whole system.

The figures say nothing about waiting times or the quality of medical care — for that you need other sources. But they show clearly where there is a critical mass of specialists and where there isn’t.

How to explore further

• See all 104 specialties, listed alphabetically, with the number of doctors for each.
• Go straight to the pages for the most sought-after specialists: cardiology or paediatrics.

Methodology and sources

The data comes from the public register of the Colegiul Medicilor Cluj (Cluj College of Physicians) (membrii.colmedcj.ro), in the form available as of 3 July 2026. The register comprises 5,832 doctors distributed across 104 specialties.

Each doctor is counted once, under the specialty they appear under in the register, even if they practise at several institutions. The specialty names (including formats such as “A.T.I.” or “Radiologie-Imagistică”) are taken as they are from the source, without normalisation. The material is for informational and statistical purposes and does not constitute medical advice.