Dr Gagné Integrative Medicine - Saskatoon

About Dr Gagné

Dr Louise Gagné is a graduate of the University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine. She is an experienced family physician who has been in practice in Saskatoon for over 30 years. Dr Gagné has had a long-standing interest in nutrition, supplements, mind-body medicine and lifestyle medicine. In order to deepen her knowledge in these areas, she enrolled in an intensive two-year fellowship in integrative medicine through the University of Arizona in 2003. Dr Gagné was one of the first physicians in Canada to complete formal training in integrative medicine, graduating in December of 2004. Since that time, she has continued to study intensively, and has now broadened her interests to include the study of functional medicine.

Since completing her training, Dr Gagné has been offering in-depth consultations to patients who are interested in working on their chronic health issues from a holistic perspective.

Dr Gagné is a faculty member in the Centre for Integrative Medicine at the University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine. She is also the lead for the nutrition vertical theme in the College of Medicine. Dr Gagné has been teaching integrative medicine and nutrition to medical students since 2009. She is also a frequent public speaker at medical conferences and community groups. Dr Gagné has published several articles in medical journals and a number of chapters in medical textbooks.

What is Integrative Medicine?

“Integrative medicine is healing-oriented medicine that takes account of the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. It emphasizes the therapeutic relationship between practitioner and patient, is informed by evidence, and makes use of all appropriate therapies.”
— University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine

Integrative medicine aims to get at the root causes of illness and resolve chronic health issues with a “best of both worlds” approach. Treatment plans are developed that focus on diet, supplements and lifestyle issues whenever possible. However, integrative medicine does not reject conventional medicine nor does it uncritically adopt alternative therapies. A combination of conventional and alternative therapies for which there is evidence of safety and effectiveness, may be used.

“The ultimate goal: to get the patient better, through the use of safe, effective, less-invasive interventions whenever possible.”
— UCLA Center for East-West Medicine

Please note: Dr Gagné will be re-opening her integrative medicine practice in the spring of 2021. All office visits will be done virtually, either by phone or secure video link. Please call 306-477-5683 any time after April 6 to schedule an appointment.