Dr. Gregory Grabowski, DPM

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Get to know Podiatrist Dr. Gregory Grabowski, who serves patients in Washington. 

In practice since 2003, Dr. Grabowski is the Founder of Grabowski Foot & Ankle, seeing patients at the offices in Seattle, Issaquah, and Bellevue, Washington. He specializes in surgical reconstruction of the foot and ankle, including traumatic and diabetic foot care, as well as performs revisionary surgery procedures. 

The experienced doctors at Grabowski Foot & Ankle devote time and effort into the practice by providing expert foot and ankle care to patients. They treat a variety of conditions and specialize in trauma, wound care, ingrown toenails, and orthotics. They also offer a variety of surgical and arthroscopic procedures, serving as experts in advanced surgical and non-surgical treatments.

A member of the International Foot & Ankle Foundation, Dr. Grabowski has hospital affiliations with Swedish Medical Center, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Swedish Issaquah, and Overlake Surgical Center.

One of his many accomplishments include developing the “M-145” Calcaneal external fixator for calcaneal fractures, which is marketed by Orthofix. He is also known for publishing Norwegian Scabies in the Immunocompromised Patient. 

In the early days of his academic career, Dr. Grabowski received his undergraduate education at the University of Washington in Seattle, where he majored in Cellular and Molecular Biology. He attended medical school at California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco and received his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree. After graduating in 2001, he completed his Primary Podiatric Residency at Westchester General Hospital in Miami, Florida, and his surgical training at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

A Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, the doctor is board-certified reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery & foot surgery through the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS). The ABFAS strives to protect and improve the health and welfare of the public by advancing the art and science of foot and ankle surgery.

Podiatry is a branch of medicine devoted to the study, diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment of a variety of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. A podiatrist, also known as a podiatric physician or a foot and ankle surgeon, is a medical professional devoted to the treatment of disorders of the foot, ankle, and lower extremity. They can treat injuries and complications from ongoing health issues like diabetes. 

In honor of his clinical expertise, Dr. Grabowski has been awarded Best Doctor in Seattle in 2009, 2013, 2015, and 2016.

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