About Us

 

Rickey Kanter, an individual with over 25 years of footwear experience founded Dr. Comfort in 2002 . He grew up working in his father's footwear business, and eventually founded his own chain of comfort footwear stores. These stores specialized in providing a wide range of styles, sizes, and widths for both the average and not-so-average foot.

After 20+ years in the retail footwear industry, Rick sold his business and took a year off for rest and relaxation. It was during this time that Rick became aware of the dilemma faced by diabetics and their feet.

Rick noticed that almost all of the footwear available for the diabetic foot was not only poor in quality and badly lasted; it also lacked another important factor…style.

Rick, with the help of podiatrists and certified pedorthists, founded Dr. Comfort and set about designing footwear to both fulfill the medical needs and exceed the fashion expectations of the diabetic patient. Rick and his team spent a year researching and developing proper medical lasts and eye appealing styles. The result was a product that was extremely well received by diabetics and their health care professionals not only for their feel and function, but also their overall look and quality.

Nowadays, we offer our shoes in all 50 states and internationally, not only to diabetics and those individuals with foot complications, but also to those who need relief for their feet from the stresses of everyday life and those who just desire a comfortable pair of shoes

 

Our company was founded upon and continues to honor the following principals:

•  Total satisfaction of the end-user, in the look, feel, and quality of their footwear.

•  The use of top quality natural materials in all of our footwear. Most of our uppers and linings are made from the finest top grain leathers.

•  Complete fulfillment of the needs of the diabetic foot. From the extra depth of our footwear to the design of our footbed to our state-of-the-industry on-site pedorthic laboratories.

•  Belief that proper shoe fitting can alleviate, or even prevent, foot complications and deformities. All of our distributors are trained in the shoe fitting process, and we have experts on-site and available to help tackle the most difficult of foot issues.

•  Continual improvement of our product from heel to toe, to make it the best it can be; creating and recreating the Gold Standard of the industry

•  Have a positive impact on the daily lives of our customers. After all, your feet take care of you; they deserve the best care you can give them. How do you give them this care? By wearing Dr. Comfort everyday.