MY FOOTDR - Key Persons


Aaron Bryce

Job Titles:
  • Founder of the Foot and Ankle Clinic
  • Senior Podiatrist
  • Senior Podiatrist, Warragul & the Foot and Ankle Clinic Traralgon Abbey Carpinelli - ( Currently on Maternity Leave ) Podiatrist, Unley Addison Heidrich
Having graduated in 1994 Aaron moved from the city to Traralgon to commence his career in Podiatry, now boasting over 30 years experience. As the founder of The Foot and Ankle Clinic, Aaron has proudly seen the business grow into a premier podiatry clinic providing world-class foot care treatment, incorporating professional podiatry services and specialist foot care products. Dr. Bryce and his family resides locally in Gippsland and is an active member of the community.

Abbey Carpinelli

Abbey was born in Adelaide but completed her junior schooling in Melbourne. She graduated from the University of South Australia in 2013 with a degree in Podiatry. Since graduating she has worked across acute tertiary hospital settings, aged care and private practice. She takes a special interest in foot pain/biomechanics, high-risk feet and the management of nail disease. On a personal note, she likes to spend weekends being active outdoors with her husband and their Schnoodles named Sooty & Spike.

Addison Heidrich

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist
Addison recently graduated from AUT in Auckland, New Zealand. Addison has relocated to Bundaberg with his fiancé to grow his career and provide this region with podiatric care. He has keen interests in all aspects of Podiatry especially biomechanics, injury prevention and sports related podiatry. Outside of work, Addison enjoy s playing a wide variety of sports and taking his dog for walks along the beach.

Alex Awwad

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist
  • Podiatrist, Advanced Foot Care Bundaberg
Alex was born in Adelaide and studied at the University of South Australia, completing a Bachelor of Podiatry in 2017. He enjoys all aspects of podiatry care and has a special interest in biomechanics, with an emphasis on acute and chronic sporting injuries. He has completed further study in complex gait analysis, ankle foot orthotic therapy, custom made shoes and footwear modifications. Alex has a keen interest in soccer, and has also worked at the Adelaide Croatian Raiders Soccer Club to manage and prevent injuries of the lower limb. On a personal note, he enjoys running, playing basketball and all things cars.

Anastasia Alpatskaya

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist
Anastasia joined My FootDr as a graduate in 2018. She began working as a podiatrist at My FootDr Toowoomba before moving to Darwin, where she practices at our and Palmerston location. She has a passion for helping patients of all ages, helping to treat heel pain, heel spurs, forefoot pain, arch pain and general skin and nail conditions. In addition, she recently completed her laser therapy qualification, allowing her to treat fungal nails with our laser therapy.

Andrew Pratt

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist
Andrew's inspiration to study podiatry at The Queensland University of Technology arose thanks to his love of sport; especially cricket and hockey, and specifically after the successful podiatric treatment of his own debilitating ankle pain as a child. He joined Allsports Podiatry in 2014 with the desire to be involved in a multidisciplinary team: one that works together to rehabilitate an injured athlete back toward their chosen activity. Collaborating within this multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, sports physicians, exercise physiologist, dietitians, remedial massage therapists, pediatricians and more allows Andrew to create a tailored treatment plan for an individual, focusing on the mechanical motion of the feet and lower legs as well as the strength and conditioning of all structures involved. Further to this Andrew enjoys all aspects of podiatry including general foot and nail care, diabetic management, nail surgery and pediatric assessments.

Bathurst Anastasia

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Bathurst Dean Hartley

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Blackwood Sarah Bird

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Boronia Lachlan Crawford

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Burwood Kiera

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Burwood Robert Graham

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Cairns Lachlan Inwood

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Camp Hill Ken Yamamoto

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Camp Hill Shevon Weerasuriya

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Carter Auld

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Casula Amy

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Casula Carl Bedard

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Cleveland Carissa McMahon

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Cleveland Genevieve Schweitzer

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Darren Stewart - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founding Director
  • Pedorthist
  • Podiatrist
  • Co - Founding Director
Darren is the co-founding director of My FootDr, Australia's largest podiatry group. Darren graduated from LaTrobe University in Melbourne in 1999 and moved back to his home town of Brisbane shortly after to begin his career as a podiatrist. Since 2004, My FootDr has grown from one practice in the leafy suburb of Bulimba, Brisbane to over 60 locations across Australia. His clinical passion and interest is managing complex lower limb biomechanical conditions, including paediatric low tone/hypermobility, post trauma & surgery rehabilitation, and sports injuries. His skill set as a podiatrist, certified pedorthist (custom shoe maker) and lower limb orthotist provide him with a large array of treatment solutions not commonly available. These include;

Donna Davies

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist, Ballarat Dr Daniel Poratt / Senior Podiatrist, Back in Motion Podiatry Bundall, Back in Motion Podiatry Burleigh Waters & Varsity Lakes Dr Luke Kelly

Elisha King

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Specialist

Emily Harrison

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist, Border Podiatry Wodonga Emma McDade / Podiatrist, Cleveland & Gumdale

Glen Metassa - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
  • Executive Director

Greg Dower - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founding Director
  • Pedorthist
  • Podiatrist
  • Co - Founding Director
  • Director & Chief of Strategy
Greg is the co-founding director of My FootDr, Australia's largest podiatry group. After obtaining his bachelor degree (With Distinction) from QUT in 1992, he took up private practice in Bulimba in South East Queensland. Whilst building up his clinic throughout the 1990s, he was the Consultant Podiatrist at the Norfolk Island Hospital, completed a post graduate elective in Sports Medicine, and was a clinical supervisor and lecturer to QUT podiatry students, University of Queensland 4th Year medical students and postgraduate Radiographers.

Hove Theresa Nguyen

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Jessica Merrick

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Justin Parker

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Mackay Stephen

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Mackay, Brisbane

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Matt Keating

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Mita Sikulu

Job Titles:
  • Receptionist

Mohamed Aden

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist, the Foot and Ankle Clinic Moe & the Foot and Ankle Clinic Traralgon Molly Harwood / Podiatrist, Advanced Foot Care Bargara & Advanced Foot Care Bundaberg Monique Francis

Myra Wang

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist, Shailer Park Naomi Callaway / Podiatrist, Hove Narges

Natasha Collins

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist, Boronia Nidhi Solanki / Orthotist & Prosthetist

Owen Tari

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist, Gladstone, Gladstone Owen Tari / Podiatrist, Rockhampton Patrick Blenkinsop

Stafford Claudia

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Stafford Georgia Nicholson

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Stafford Renta Yamamoto

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Stirling Juliette

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Taylah-Rose De Bono

Job Titles:
  • Team Leader

Tony Pascoe

Job Titles:
  • Principal Podiatrist, NQ Foot & Ankle Centre Kirwan Tristan Blee / Podiatrist, Wellington Point Vy Pham

Tweed Heads Manisha Kapadia

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist

Warwick Michael Chong

Job Titles:
  • Podiatrist