Board-Certified Surgeon · Cleveland Clinic Alumnus · Active Practice
Dr. Brian Freeman, DPM, FACFAS is a board-certified foot and ankle surgeon actively practicing reconstructive surgery at Tri-Cities Podiatry and the Founder of Clipt Care. Performing advanced reconstructive surgery with privileges at Trios Southridge Hospital and High Desert Surgery Center, his work bridges clinical surgical care and safe routine senior foot care. Underpinned by a residency at the Cleveland Clinic/Akron General program and dual board certifications (ABFAS and ABPM), Dr. Freeman believes that safety, sterile protocols, and professional standards should extend directly into the homes and facilities where seniors reside.
Many older adults struggle to care for their feet safely — arthritis, reduced vision, and thickened nails make cutting toenails dangerous. Backed by Dr. Freeman's podiatric safety protocols, Clipt Care connects you with Clipt Verified Foot Care Providers—licensed, background-checked nurses who provide expert routine nail and callus care right where you live to support safety and comfort in your home.
Safe routine foot care requires strict clinical standards to protect vulnerable skin, particularly for seniors living with diabetes or poor circulation. Complications often arise in the gap between busy podiatry clinics and cosmetic nail salons, which is why rigorous safety protocols are essential. While commercial salons rely on simple cosmetic-grade disinfectants, Clipt Verified Foot Care Providers meet professional medical disinfection and sterilization standards —delivering trusted, professional care directly to homes and facilities.
The tools themselves matter. Electric file technology replaces coarse manual grinders and sharp blades with professional electric nail files and precision burs, minimizing skin friction to support safety for delicate, fragile skin. This is not cosmetic nail care — it is structured routine care performed by licensed nurses who understand tissue response and lower extremity health.
And there are clear referral guardrails. Clipt Care focuses strictly on non-surgical routine foot care. If a provider identifies advanced neuropathy, active ulcerations, or signs of structural infection, the client or resident is immediately directed to seek medical evaluation from a podiatrist or physician. Referral awareness—knowing when routine care must stop and medical intervention must begin—is fundamental to our clinical safety model.
May 2010
Medical Degree (DPM) — Kent State College of Podiatric Medicine (formerly the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine). Graduated near the top of his class, earning a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree with academic honors including induction into the Pi Delta National Honor Society.
2010–2013
Cleveland Clinic/Akron General Residency — Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation. Completed three years of intensive postgraduate surgical training in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, specializing in Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery (RRA) under program directors Mark Hardy, DPM and Jordan Grossman, DPM. Served as Chief Resident (2012–2013) and Cadaver Lab Coordinator (2011–2012).
August 2013 – August 2023
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Surgeon — Richland, WA. Returned to practice at the hospital where he was born. Over a ten-year tenure, he performed comprehensive foot and ankle reconstructive surgery, coordinated trauma coverage, served as Foot and Ankle Surgery Call Coordinator, and contributed to clinical quality as a Quality Committee Member.
October 2015
ABPM Board Certification — American Board of Podiatric Medicine. Certified in Podiatric Medicine and Orthopedics, verifying core non-surgical clinical expertise in managing complex lower extremity conditions.
May 2017
ABFAS Board Certification — American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Earned Diplomate status, board-certified in Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery (RRA). Certificate No. 10364.
September 2023 – July 2024
Argentina Year & Community Service — Cordoba, Argentina. Relocated with his family of nine to live in Cordoba, dedicating a year to community service, local church record administration as Barrio Clerk, and lower-extremity advisory support. It was during this year of service and reflection that the vision for Clipt Care crystallized.
March 2025 – Present
Tri-Cities Podiatry Active Surgical Practice — Richland, WA. Actively practicing foot and ankle surgeon specializing in reconstructive rearfoot, ankle, and minimally invasive surgical (MIS) bunion correction procedures. Holds active surgical privileges at Trios Southridge Hospital and High Desert Surgery Center.
October 2025 – Present
Nurse Education & Clinical Advising — Clipt Care. Directing clinical safety policies, verifying nursing competencies, and providing continuing education and training to licensed nurses on the platform to support safety and dignity in mobile routine foot care.
Outside of medicine and Clipt Care, Dr. Freeman is a husband, father of seven, gardener, and wakeboarder when time allows. He is happiest around family, in the garden with grapes and raspberries, or working on a practical solution to a clinical problem he cannot stop thinking about.
Each document below is a verified scan. Click to review or download. In addition to these certifications, Dr. Freeman is board-certified by the American Board of Podiatric Medicine (ABPM) in Podiatric Medicine and Orthopedics, and is the co-author of Multiplanar Phalangeal and Metatarsal Osteotomies for Hallux Rigidus (Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, 2011).
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