Dr. Roy Mathews

Podiatrist

Dr. Roy Mathews D.P.M. is a Vancouver native who began his education in the Kinesiology department at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Mathews studied podiatric medicine in Chicago Illinois at the Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Finch University .

Surgical training was completed in 1997 at North Hollywood Medical Center in Studio City, California. Dr. Mathews has successfully completed more than 500 bunionectomies using the Tricorrectional Osteotomy for proper joint realignment and permanent correction.

Dr. Mathews is an active member of the Sports Medicine Council of B.C. and is on the medical staff as the team podiatrist for the Vancouver Whitecaps soccer club. Before the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Dr. Mathews had the pleasure of working with the Canadian Men’s Basketball team, making many of the players’ orthotics and helping with chronic foot and ankle injuries. Dr. Mathews has also been the podiatrist at the YVR medical clinic since 2001, working in occupation health for both YVR and Air Canada. Dr. Mathews is a regular speaker around the lower mainland at Sun Run In Training clinics.