Marie Hope, Senior Podiatrist & Shoe Expert

Hailing from the city of churches, Marie attained her Bachelor of Podiatry from the University of South Australia. Over the 13 years she has been practising podiatry, Marie has gained experience in a wide variety of podiatry settings ranging from high risk/diabetic foot focussed departments of public hospitals to private clinics.

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Matt Angel, Senior Podiatrist

Matt chose to be a podiatrist as he has a keen interest in health and the human body. He liked the idea of specialising in one area of the body and being an expert in that area. He also loved the idea of being able to help people with their pain and to reduce or resolve that pain quickly.

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Natasha Collins, Podiatrist

Always wanting to work in health but unsure of which area, Natasha gained a Bachelor of Biomedical Science from Deakin University. Due to her interest in specialising in one part of the body and her own personal experiences of seeing podiatrists she then decided to continue her studies, attaining and a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine from the University of Western Australia.

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Jack Taseki, Podiatrist & Shoe Expert

Jack studied a Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine at Western Sydney University. He chose podiatry as it offers a balanced lifestyle, interesting scope of practice and a rewarding career. Jack loves living in Picton, as he says it has a friendly community, a country feel, beautiful environments and easy access to beaches.

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Sarah Chandler, Podiatrist & Shoe Expert

Sarah graduated with a Bachelor of Podiatry from CSU Albury. After working in Shepparton, she returned to the Albury area and is one of our superstar podiatrists at the Albury clinic. Sarah’s strengths as a podiatrist are the way she listens carefully to patients’ concerns and working through effective plans to get her patients back to their usual daily activity.

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Ilona Mapstone, Receptionist & Shoe Fitting Expert

Ilona is a star receptionist in our Bowral clinic. With over 20 years’ experience in Retail Management and Footwear, you can rest assured Ilona knows her stuff. She particularly enjoys this line of work as she has met so many people over the years with troubled feet, she appreciates the difference medical and podiatry focussed footwear can make.

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Mel Lugton, Receptionist & Shoe Fitting Expert

Born and bred in Wagga, Mel chose to stay here with her husband and 3 beautiful children because they love the community spirit this town possesses. Mel is passionate about giving back to her community and helps wherever help is needed, including volunteering with her kids’ schools, donating her time to Wagga Wagga Takes 2, as well as helping many individual families around the area. Mel spends her weekends watching and helping with her kids’ sport and enjoying family time.

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Sophie Anderson, Podiatrist

Sophie is a local Wagga girl, growing up on the family farm between Mangoplah and Cookardinia. She attended CSU in Albury and studied a bachelor of Podiatric Medicine. Sophie says she chose to be a podiatrist “because it is a specialised field of work. Being a podiatrist means that I can help people who are suffering from a great deal of pain who are limited to daily activities. If I can help them and improve their quality of life then that is very special and rewarding to me.”

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Katie Simpson-Pywell, Podiatrist

Katie joined us with more than 15 years of Podiatry experience. Katie brings a wealth of knowledge to her consultations considering that she has a degree and podiatry and a degree in sports medicine, additionally Katie has lectured in Podiatry and trained many qualified podiatrists.

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Marie Campbell, Podiatrist

Marie completed a Bachelor of Podiatry at the University of South Australia in 2006 and is passionate about her work, not only does she enjoy being able to work with a wide range of people she also enjoys the challenge of assisting her patients on a daily basis. She is originally from Adelaide and has recently settled in her partner's home town of Wagga Wagga.

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Loretta Galvin, Podiatrist

Loretta developed an interest in podiatry from a young age, she visited a podiatrist as a child and as a teenager her interest was driven by a keen podiatrist who spoke at her school. From there she studied a Bachelor of Podiatry at Charles Sturt University in Albury and graduated in 2013. 

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