The Foot Institute – St. Albert

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Summit Centre
203-200 Boudreau Rd
St. Albert, AB,
T8N 6B9, Canada

Phone: 780-962-3668
Toll Free: 1-877-444-3668
www.footinstitute.com

Podiatrists: Joshua Leavitt, Brooke Smith

St. Albert Podiatrist & Foot Clinic

Doctors at The Foot Institute – St. Albert specialize in the medical and surgical therapy of the ankle and foot. Our podiatrists invest an average of 10 years in higher education, the first four years in undergrad studies to obtain a Bachelors Degree, and the second 4 years in Medical School to have a Podiatric Medical Degree. Podiatric Medical School resembles conventional medical school and in fact several podiatry training programs are located inside these schools. Upon procuring a Podiatric Medial Degree, Doctors at the Foot Institute perform a hospital "internship" or residency for another one to three years.

At the completion of the internship or residency, our Podiatrists have obtained considerable healthcare education with a main focus on issues pertaining to the ankles and feet. Foot Institute Doctors are instructed to deal with conditions varying from general afflictions like ingrown and fungal toe nails, to those which are more obscure for instance, clubfoot, bunions, or reconstructive surgery of the foot. Our Doctors have considerable surgical education which provide them the experience necessary to perform surgery on those problems that are best remedied through surgical intervention.

Our Doctors furthermore have an extensive expertise and understanding of biomechanics, which is the study of the forces which the legs and feet receive as we walk, run or perform other tasks. Realizing biomechanics and gait abnormalities permits a Podiatrist to develop shoes and orthotics that can offer pain relief and defend against countless complications which the feet routinely encounter.