About us

Excellence in diagnostic imaging.

With two locations in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, we offer private medical imaging services such as MRIs and Ultrasounds. We pride ourselves in offering an all-around VIP experience seen through our highly qualified staff, top-of-the-line image quality, detail-oriented safety policies and of course, quality assurance.

Our board-certified expert radiologists will provide a timely diagnosis, so you can get back to your everyday life as soon as possible.

Whatever your everyday life is.

Our Mission

Offer high quality MRI and ultrasound exams and deliver results in a timely manner following best practices and the highest standards of health care in a welcoming, respectful and relaxing environment.

Our Values

  1. Provide VIP service as we hold the highest standards in MRI and ultrasound;

  2. To care for our patients and colleagues with the utmost respect;

  3. Establish open and honest relationships through communication;

  4. Be passionate about our work because we are making a difference in our patients' lives;

  5. To convey our positivity and happiness on every call;

  6. To greet our patients in a fair and unbiased manner, while ensuring confidentiality of records;

Ottawa Valley MRI is affiliated with St-Joseph MRI.  Occasionally, referrals are transferred to the other clinic if necessary to best meet the needs of our patients.

Our Team

President, Medical Director & Radiologist

Dr. Martin Lecompte

M.D., LMCC, CSPQ, FRCPC
Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship

Radiologist

Dr. Lucie Martin

M.D., LMCC, CSPQ, FRCPC
Body Imaging Fellowship

Dr. Étienne Cardinal

M.D., FRCPC
Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship

Vice President & Radiologist

Dr. Emmanuel Simantirakis

M.D., LMCC, CSPQ, FRCPC
Neuroimaging Fellowship

MRI Technologist

Mr. Serge Gauthier

Chief Technologist
Technologue en imagerie médical RD. OTIMRO, QC

Ms. Jeanne Beaudry

Chief Technologist
Technologue en imagerie médical RD. OTIMRO, QC

CEO

Ms. Isabelle Azoulay
Isabelle.azoulay@stjosephmri.com

Operations Manager

Mr. Richard Nguyen
richard.nguyen@stjosephmri.com

Office Manager - St. Joseph MRI

Mélanie Villeneuve
reception@stjosephmri.com

Research Coordinator

Ginette Gagnon
ggagnon@ottawavalleymri.com

Code of Ethics

The Code of Ethics of the St-Joseph and Ottawa Valley MRI sets forth the principles and standards by which our clinic provides MRI services to the patients and physicians who use our clinics.

I. DUTY TO THE PATIENT

Employees of St-Joseph and Ottawa Valley MRI are accountable for the quality and integrity of the MRI services they provide. This obligation includes maintaining individual competencies in judgement and performance and striving to safeguard the patient from incompetent or illegal practice by others.

Medical staff maintains high standards of practice. They exercise sound judgment in establishing, performing and evaluating MRI exams.

 

All clinic employees maintain strict confidentiality of patient information and test results. They safeguard the dignity and privacy of patients and provide accurate and timely information to other health care professionals about the services they provide.

II. DUTY TO COLLEAGUES AND THE MRI SERVICE PROVIDERS

All St-Joseph and Ottawa Valley MRI medical employees uphold and maintain dignity and respect.  They strive to maintain a reputation of honesty, integrity and reliability. Our medical staff contributes to the advancement of their profession by improving their body of knowledge, adopting scientific advances that benefit the patient, maintaining high standards of practice and education, and seeking fair working conditions for all employees at the clinic.

 

All clinic employees actively strive to establish cooperative and respectful working relationships with other health care professionals with the primary objective of ensuring a high standard of care for the patients they serve.

III. Duty to Society

As medical service providers our employees have the responsibility to contribute from their sphere of professional competence to the general well being of the community.

 

Our employees comply with relevant laws and regulations pertaining to the provision of MRI services and actively seek, within the dictates of their consciences, to change those which do not meet the high standards of care and practice to which our clinics are committed.