Our Physicians

David J. Freedman, DPM, FASPS, CWS, CPC, CPMA A resident of Olney, MD, Dr. Freedman is married and has three children. He is board certified in foot surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery (ABPS) and a Fellow American Society of Podiatric Surgeons (FASPS), a Certified Wound Specialist (CWS) by the American Academy of Wound Management, a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from the American Academy of Professional Coders and a Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA). He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Syracuse University and then his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree from the Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (formerly the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine). His residency in Podiatric Surgery was performed at Kessler Memorial Hospital in Hammonton, NJ followed by private practice. He is the past President of the Maryland State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, Past Chairman, 9th and 10th Annual CAC/PIAC meeting American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), a coding committee member of the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), Team Manager ICD 10 for APMA, CAC Podiatry Representative for Maryland, active in our community by supporting various organizations such as Olney Boys and Girls Club's various activities and is the Administrator and Manager for the OBGC Cyclones Soccer Teams.

Area Served

We serve patients from the entire Washington, DC metropolitan area. These include but are not limited to:

Olney  Clarksville Rockville Highland Silver Spring Columbia Aspen Hill Gaithersburg Wheaton Potomac Colesville N.Potomac Burtonsville Germantown Ashton Bethesda Brookeville Chevy Chase

Hospital Affiliations

• Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, Maryland 301-774-8882
• Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Maryland 301-754-7000

What Sets Us Apart

The 5 most dangerous words in the English language are:
"MAYBE IT WILL GO AWAY."
You cannot afford to take your ability to walk for granted. Our entire staff strives to offer you the finest professional service. We help you achieve and maintain optimal walking throughout your lifetime. We believe in treating each patient with our very own personal touch.

Our podiatrists collectively have 27 years of experience and an impeccable record of surgical success. Each podiatrist is certified at the highest level of medical training and stays abreast of the latest developments in modern foot and ankle care.

Confidentiality Policy

PRIVACY STATEMENT:  The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was enacted to establish federal rules governing disclosure of personal information.  We are delighted that this act of Congress now supports the privacy policies that have been practiced by our office since inception.  We have always been bound by professional standards of confidentiality that are more stringent than those required by law. Therefore, we have always protected your right to privacy and take our relationship seriously.

As a Podiatric Medical Surgical Professional Association we are now required to notify all our patients of our privacy policy. We are confident that you are aware that we respect the privacy and confidentiality of each and every patient. We collect and maintain the following information for

each patient in our practice:

1.       Information we receive from you on your encounter forms.

2.       Information that we generate in the medical record.

3.       Information about billing transactions that we send to your insurance company or companies

4.       Information we receive as explanation of benefits from your insurance carrier.

5.       Information requests from third parties, like your insurance company requiring more information to process your claim or from an attorney regarding disability or some other agency requesting information.

We will not reveal patient information to any external source unless we have previously informed the patient by disclosure agreements, have been authorized by you the patient, or are required by law or by health insurance regulators.

We maintain your records for professional services that we provide so that we are able to assist you with your professional needs. To safeguard your nonpublic personal information, we maintain physical, electronic and our own procedural safeguards that comply with our professional standards.  Your confidence with us is important.  We treat your personal information with great care.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call, write or email us. 

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