PiedRéseau Chicoutimi Podiatrists and orthotics

Dr. Maïka Saint-Gelais, podiatrist, is originally from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean. She holds a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, during which she completed several internships in hospital settings in various U.S. states, as well as with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force. Dr. Saint-Gelais opened the Saguenay Podiatric Clinic in 1998. She was the proud recipient, in 2009, of the Businesswoman of the Year award, in the Professional category, awarded by the Corporation of Businesswomen of Saguenay. She is passionate about wound care and biomechanics.

Native of the region, Dr. Vicky Delisle, podiatrist, has a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières since 2012, during which she completed an internship in a hospital setting in New York. In April 2012, Dr. Delisle underwent training on joint mobilizations of the feet, called FMT or Foot Mobilization Techniques. She is also trained to practice Active Release Technique (manual therapy), in Integrated Therapeutic Techniques of the Foot (ITTF) as well as various therapeutic tapping methods. She is qualified to use a diagnostic ultrasound device. A sports enthusiast, Dr. Delisle loves running.

Dr. Laure Richer, podiatrist, originally from Chicoutimi, has a Doctorate in Podiatric Medicine from the University of Quebec in Trois-Rivières since 2019, during which she completed an internship at the New York College of Podiatric Medicine, as well as in a hospital setting in some hospitals in Quebec. Very committed, she also participated in a humanitarian mission in Vietnam in August 2018 and in Morocco in the summer of 2019. She completed a master’s degree in clinical and biomedical sciences at the University of Quebec in Chicoutimi. She published an article in the journal The Foot, which is actually her master’s thesis on the impact of plantar fasciitis on postural control and walking in young adults. She is passionate about pediatric clientele as well as dance, which she has been practicing since the age of 3.