Physicians & Doctors Careers in Dubai
24,178 on the Register · 15,646 with a Full-time Licence
Physicians on Dubai's medical register, including general practitioners, specialists, and consultants across all medical disciplines. The register lists 24,178 physicians & doctors, 24% of all records, or 661 per 100,000 population. 15,646 of them hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
24,178
On the register
661
Register per 100K population
65%
FTL rate
33
Specialties
Top Specialties
The most common specialties within physicians & doctors in Dubai, ranked by active professional count.
| Specialty | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Practitioner | 6,921 | 28.6% |
| 2 | Obstetrics & Gynecology | 1,501 | 6.2% |
| 3 | Pediatrics | 1,221 | 5.1% |
| 4 | Family Medicine | 1,088 | 4.5% |
| 5 | Dermatology | 1,070 | 4.4% |
| 6 | Anesthesiology | 1,056 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Internal Medicine | 983 | 4.1% |
| 8 | Orthopedic Surgery | 917 | 3.8% |
| 9 | General Surgery | 727 | 3.0% |
| 10 | Ophthalmology | 608 | 2.5% |
| 11 | ENT (Otolaryngology) | 559 | 2.3% |
| 12 | Plastic & Cosmetic Surgery | 518 | 2.1% |
| 13 | Diagnostic Radiology | 471 | 1.9% |
| 14 | Emergency Medicine | 421 | 1.7% |
| 15 | Cardiology | 392 | 1.6% |
Biggest Employers
Licensing Overview
FTL (Full-time licence)
15,646
65%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
8,488
35%
Dubai's medical register records a licence type for every professional. FTL is a full-time licence held at a Dubai facility. REG means registered only: the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but holds no active licence at a Dubai facility and cannot practise until a facility activates one. Among physicians & doctors, 65% hold an FTL and 35% are not licensed at a facility (REG).
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Physicians & Doctors
The areas with the most matched physicians & doctors. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce.
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
1,616 matched
Al Barsha
827 matched
Jumeirah
773 matched
Al Garhoud
705 matched
Umm Suqeim
700 matched
Deira
654 matched
Oud Metha
613 matched
Al Qusais
514 matched
Al Safa
423 matched
Al Jaddaf
327 matched
Al Quoz
309 matched
Al Nahda
300 matched
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career overview is for informational purposes only.