Who We Are
Your Local Podiatrists
Welcome to Sandy Gugenberger Podiatrist–a podiatry clinic in Port Macquarie dedicated to your foot care needs. Our clinic has two podiatrists, Sandy Gugenberger and Emma Coombes, and receptionist, Kelly.​
Sandy Gugenberger has been servicing the Hastings and Port Macquarie region since 1993. In 2010, she opened the Sandy Gugenberger Podiatrist Clinic in the Highfields Medical complex opposite the Base Hospital. In 2013, Sandy achieved her Master of Health Science (Podiatry) and in 2016, she completed her Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education. Sandy has a strong interest in high-risk and diabetes management. She offers these services both in community health clinics and her private clinic.
Emma Coombes joined the practice in 2020 after completing her Bachelor of Podiatry program in 2019. Emma is an Australian Strength and Conditioning Association (ASCA) coach and has a strong interest in sports injury rehabilitation and exercise therapies.
Sandy Gugenberger Podiatrist is proudly a QIP-accredited practice. We pride ourselves on our continued commitment to excellence in patient care and treatments. We consistently improve and up-skill our knowledge, motivated by our commitment to providing you with evidence-based treatments.
What We Offer
Sandy Gugenberger Podiatrist is located at Unit 2, 2 Highfields Circuit Port Macquarie NSW, next to the Port Macquarie Base Hospital. We offer a range of services, including:
- Nail care: long, in-grown, involuted, gryphotic, etc.
- Corn & callous removal
- Diabetes foot assessment
- Vascular assessment
- Neurological assessment
- Local anaesthetic injections
- Cortisone injections
- X-ray/ultrasound referral
- Medication reviews
- Foot odour
- Biomechanical assessment
- Foot pain
- Knee pain
- Orthotics
- Partial nail avulsion surgery
If you would like to learn more about our services, you can contact our friendly team on
02 6581 4077.
"Quality Achievements by Local Podiatrist"
Henmar Orthotics Pty Ltd, trading as Sandy Gugenberger Podiatrist, has been recognised for the quality and safety of their service with the award of accreditation by Quality Innovation Performance Limited (QIP) against the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards.
QIP is Australia’s most comprehensive not-for-profit accreditation organisation, dedicated to delivering accreditation and support services to a diverse range of organisations. This includes hospitals, diagnostic imaging services, dental practices, day procedure services, allied health services and a wide range of services across the community sector.
“Accreditation is a major achievement and a clear demonstration that Henmar Orthotics is committed to providing the Hastings region with access to high-quality health services”, said Mr Gary Smith, Chair of QIP.
“Striving to continually improve how you operate to get the best health outcomes for your patients is commendable, and QIP congratulates Henmar Orthotics on reaching this national benchmark”, he said.
To achieve an endorsement of QIP accreditation, Henmar Orthotics has demonstrated that they meet all relevant requirements of the NSQHS Standards.
Sandy Gugenberger said accreditation was attained through cooperation, commitment and communication amongst the Henmar Orthotics team.
“Everyone in the organisation played a valuable role in ensuring we met the standards. The recognition of working in an accredited organisation gives our dedicated staff a feeling of accomplishment and pride."
"Henmar Orthotics is proud to display the QIP accredited symbol at our organisation."
“We want to communicate to our clients that their health and wellbeing is our priority. QIP accreditation shows we are committed to providing quality care based on professional standards and continuous quality improvement,” said Sandy Gugenberger.
