About

Lawrence Z. Huppin, DPM graduated from Oregon State University and earned his medical degree at the California College of Podiatric Medicine in San Francisco.   Following graduation he completed a podiatric medical residency .

In 1989 he was one of only two podiatrists nationally to be accepted into the California College of Podiatric Medicine Fellowship in Podiatric Biomechanics.  This one-year program, the only of its kind in the United States, consisted of extensive training in foot and body mechanics. Focusing on the areas of orthotic therapy, sports medicine, and children’s foot conditions.

In 1993, Dr. Huppin became board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Orthopedics.  In 2000 he was the Washington State Podiatric Physician of the Year.  In 2002 he was named an Associate Professor of Biomechanics at the California College of Podiatric Medicine and in 2003 became the assistant chair of the Department of Applied Biomechanics.   In 2004, he was named one of Seattle Magazine’s “Seattle’s Top Doctors” by a poll of local medical professionals.   In 2007 he was named one of 175 most influential podiatrists in the United States by Podiatry Managment Magazine in recognition of his teaching and lecturing on orthotic therapy.

Dr. Huppin is a nationally recognized lecturer and teacher on orthotic therapy and biomechanics. Along with his Seattle private practice in which he specializes in orthotic therapy and biomechanics, he is the Medical Director for ProLab Orthotics – a Bay Area orthotic lab that provides education on orthotic therapy to doctors and medical students throughout the United States and Canada. In this capacity, he provides education, consultation and instruction to other doctors on the best techniques of conservative foot and ankle therapy. He is also the Medical Director for SHOES-n-FEET Shoe Centers – a chain of shoe stores focused on helping patients find healthy, attractive and perfectly fit shoes.