Dr. Brandon Nelson, a double board certified foot and ankle surgeon, was born and raised in the Northwest and attended school in Edmonds before graduating from the University of Washington. He received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine at Des Moines University and completed his three year residency training at Tacoma General Hospital in functional reconstruction of the foot and ankle. Dr. Nelson has a special interest in foot and ankle surgical repair techniques that minimize downtime and help patients return to activities more quickly. He attends numerous foot and ankle conferences annually to learn the latest techniques for foot and ankle surgery.

He is one of the foremost experts on bunions and has pioneered new techniques that create better outcomes. He has extensive experience with the Lapiplasty bunionectomy and has performed thousands of bunion surgeries. Dr. Nelson has been utilizing the Lapiplasty procedure from its inception. He performs this procedure multiple times per month and has taken the advanced training course in Salt Lake City. He finds this procedure reliable and reproducible. Additionally, Dr. Nelson was trained on the Lapidus procedure in Seattle Washington. He has been utilizing the Lapidus for over 15 years. He believes in finding the best result for each patient to provide the best long term solution. He constantly reviews surgical journals and participates in surgical workshops throughout the year. He has cutting edge techniques that allow his patients to walk after bunion surgery and minimizes scar appearance with plastic surgery type closure. He currently performs bunion surgeries every Monday and is happy to provide consultations for bunions. Additionally, he also has an interest in heel pain and its causes. He is an exercise enthusiast and has been side lined with heel pain. This led to an interest in causes of heel pain and how to effectively treat it's symptoms and causes. He is one of the founding doctors for a clinic that specializes in heel pain. He lives on Mercer Island with his wife and two children. When not practicing medicine, Dr. Nelson enjoys traveling with his family, fishing and snowboarding.

Awards

Recipient of Seattle Metropolitan Magazine Top Doctor Award - Multiple Years

Education

Des Moines University, Des Moines, IA University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Science in Biology and minor in Fisheries

Doctor of Podiatric Medicine

Residency

Multicare Tacoma, WA

Certifications

Board Certified American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Board Certified American Board of Podiatric Medicine

Advanced Cardiac Life Support, American Heart

Basic Life Support, American Heart Association Association

Professional Memberships

American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons

American Podiatric Medical Association

Washington State Podiatric Medical Association

Hospital Staff Privileges

Swedish Hospital Seattle & Issaquah

Foot Surgical Center of Issaquah - Medical Center of Issaquah

Overlake Hospital Bellevue, WA

Issaquah Surgery Center Issaquah, WA

Publications

"External Fixation of Lis Franc Fracture/Dislocations", Washington State Podiatric Medical Association Annual Meeting, 2008, Spokane, WA.

"External Fixation of Intra-articular Calcaneal Fractures", Amercian College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Annual Meeting, 2008, Long Beach, CA.

"2'-Hydroxycinnamaldehyde Exhibits Potential as an Anticancer Chemotherapeutic Agent", Experimental Biology (FASEB), San Diego, CA.

April 2005; The FASEB Journal 2005;19(4):A552. "Developing an Assay to Identify Potential Chemotherapeutic Efficacy in Original Compounds", Research Symposium, 2004, Des Moines University

"Is H.R. 5 the Answer?", The Innominate, Vol. IX, Issue 1, Oct. 2003:2, Des Moines University