Dr. Alexander Guido grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario where he graduated from Algoma University with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) Biology Cum Laude in 2018.  He then earned his Doctor of Optometry degree with Distinction at the Michigan College of Optometry in Big Rapids, Michigan in 2022.

Dr. Guido has received training in primary care, treatment and management of ocular disease, specialty contact lenses (i.e., scleral lenses), and pediatrics throughout his clinical education. He is proud to have had the opportunity to extern at the local FYi practice in Sault Ste. Marie where he also worked for many summers selling glasses as an optician.  In addition, Dr. Guido had the privilege of training at the prestigious Eye Institute of West Florida in Largo, Florida, where he worked alongside many optometrists and ophthalmologists who specialized in dry eye, contact lenses, cornea, cataracts, glaucoma, and retina. He also had the honour of caring for many United States Veterans during his time at the Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan.

Dr. Guido enjoys providing full scope optometry to patients of all ages, with a special interest in geriatric eye care. Dr. Guido is a member of the Michigan Optometric Association. 

When he is not seeing patients, he enjoys travelling, spending time with family and friends, going to the gym and playing sports such as hockey and tennis.

Dr. Bruno Coccimiglio graduated from the University of Waterloo with a BSc before earning his Doctor of Optometry at the university’s School of Optometry and Vision Science in 1985. In 1994, he received additional education in Therapeutic Pharmaceutical Agents at the Northeastern State University in Oklahoma.

Dr. Coccimiglio appreciates the challenges of full-scope optometry and has held licenses in Manitoba, Michigan and Ontario. Alongside Dr. Bettello, Dr. Simpson and Dr. Whitfield, he is one of the founding members of Sault Optometry Clinic, Partners of FYidoctors, which has the honour of being Sault Ste. Marie’s very first eye care clinic. He has also served on the College of Optometrists of Ontario’s committee for developing Professional Standards of Practice.

Outside the clinic, Dr. Coccimiglio enjoys travelling and staying active.

Dr. Hilary DeLuca earned both her Honours BSc and Doctor of Optometry with honours from the University of Waterloo. She is now a member of the Ontario and Canadian Associations of Optometrists, as well as the College of Optometrists of Ontario.

Dr. DeLuca has been practicing in Sault Ste. Marie since 2007. She enjoys providing full scope optometry to patients of all ages, with a special interest in pediatric eye care. She feels privileged to serve the Sault community and loves welcoming new patients.

Dr. Joanna Chartrand grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and graduated from the Michigan College of Optometry in 2009. She then stayed in Michigan to practice in Marshall and Lansing before returning to serve her hometown in 2010.

Dr. Chartrand provides full scope optometric care with an emphasis on dry eye management, and in 2019 she spearheaded the effort to bring Sault Ste. Marie its very first dry eye clinic. She is also a member of the Ontario Association of Optometrists.

When she’s not working, Dr. Chartrand enjoys spending time outside with her husband, son and black lab. In the winter months, you can usually find them downhill skiing at Searchmont Resort. 

Dr. Krista Bruni grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and graduated from the Michigan College of Optometry in 2010. In 2016, she completed her Fellowship at the American Academy of Optometry and in 2017 she earned the Advanced Scope of Practice Certification offered by the Alberta College of Optometrists.

Dr. Bruni provides full scope optometric care to all her patients, and especially enjoys treating children. She also helped launch Sault Ste. Marie's first dry eye clinic. Dr. Bruni is a member of the Ontario Association of Optometrists, the Canadian Association of Optometrists and the American Academy of Optometry. 

When she’s not working, Dr. Bruni enjoys spending time with her family. On weekends you can usually find her at a soccer field or rink with one of her three children. 

Dr. Brian Matthews earned his Doctor of Optometry from the Michigan College of Optometry and prior to joining Sault Optometry, Partners of FYidoctors, he practiced in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan for nine years.

Dr. Matthews enjoys working in eye care and helping patients achieve a higher quality of life through healthy vision. When he’s not working, you can find him running or spending time with his chocolate lab and three children.

Dr. Natalie Zagordo grew up in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and completed her BSc in Biology at the University of Western Ontario in 2009. She then attended the University of Waterloo, where she graduated with a Doctor of Optometry with honours in 2013. During her training, she was able to work alongside ophthalmologists treating severe diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma at Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, Texas. She also spent time interning in Oakville and even volunteering on an eye care mission to Belize.

After completing her studies, Dr. Zagordo returned home to Sault Ste. Marie to practice. She is now a member of the Ontario Association of Optometrists and has a special interest in pediatric eye care.

In her spare time, Dr. Zagordo enjoys spending time outdoors and with her family.

Dr. Ryan Pietrzakowski is a graduate of the Illinois College of Optometry and has been practicing in both Sault Ste. Marie and Blind River since 2016. Prior to studying optometry in Chicago, Ryan completed his Bachelor of Biology at Algoma University. He provides general comprehensive evaluations for all of the friendly residents of our area, can fit specialty contact lenses, and is interested in the diagnosis and management anterior segment conditions (dry eyes, corneal abrasions, foreign body removal) as well as pediatric evaluations.   

Coming from a family of teachers, he had heard about the academic challenges associated with visual issues even prior to entering the field of optometry. These visual challenges can often be corrected and in some instances even permanently reversed. One of Dr. Pietrzakowski’s favourite aspects of his job is checking in with young students at follow-up appointments and hearing how well they are now doing at school following the treatment of a previously undetected visual limitation.  

If Ryan is not at work, he will probably be found either fly fishing in the St. Mary’s River, or hiking and cross-country skiing in one of Algoma's many scenic trail systems, with his wife.