Physicians & Doctors
Orthopedic Surgery: Workforce Profile
917 on the Register · 600 with a Full-time Licence
As of 3 April 2026, Dubai's medical register lists 917 orthopedic surgery professionals. 600 of them hold a full-time licence at a Dubai facility, about 16 per 100,000 residents. The largest employer is Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, with 37 of them on staff. All data from the public register of licensed professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator.
917
On the register
25
Register per 100K
65%
FTL rate
35%
Consultant ratio
How does Dubai's supply compare with the OECD benchmark?
At 16 full-time licence holders per 100K, supply is broadly in line with the OECD benchmark of ~15 per 100K, though Dubai's unique demographics affect direct comparability.
How many hold a full-time licence?
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. 65% of registered orthopedic surgery professionals hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility, and 34% are not currently licensed at one. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
FTL (Full-time licence)
600
65%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
315
34%
How many are specialists, and how many consultants?
Specialist and Consultant are licence titles under the unified UAE Professional Qualification Requirements (PQR), which the Dubai health regulator applies. A Specialist holds a recognised specialty qualification. A Consultant needs 2 years of experience after a Tier 1 qualification or 5 years after Tier 2, and a Tier 3 qualification cannot lead to the Consultant title. The consultant ratio shows how senior the registered workforce is: a higher ratio means more records carry the Consultant title.
Specialists
595
Consultants
322
Consultant Ratio
35%
Balanced seniority pipeline
Which facilities employ the most orthopedic surgery professionals?
The largest single employer holds 6% of all orthopedic surgery professionals in Dubai. Supply is relatively distributed across facilities.
| Facility | Orthopedic Surgery Staff | Total Staff | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health | 37 | 2,675 |
| 2 | Adam Vital Hospital | 22 | 177 |
| 3 | Medcare Orthopaedics And Spine Hospital | 21 | 129 |
| 4 | Orthocure Medical Center | 14 | 39 |
| 5 | Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health | 13 | 1,638 |
| 6 | Mediclinic Parkview Hospital | 12 | 1,012 |
| 7 | Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital | 12 | 895 |
| 8 | Kings College Hospital London | 12 | 838 |
| 9 | N M C Royal Hospital Ltd - Dubai | 11 | 642 |
| 10 | Saudi German Hospital | 11 | 818 |
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Orthopedic Surgery Professionals
Areas with at least one orthopedic surgery professional at a facility Zavis has matched to them. 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 and an area missing from the list is not an area without this specialty.
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Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. Population estimate: 3,660,000 (Dubai Statistics Center). OECD benchmarks are approximate averages for context and may not be directly comparable due to differences in licensing scope and population demographics. This page presents labor market analysis for informational purposes only.