About Us

Dr. Brian B. Carpenter

Brian B. Carpenter, DPM, attended high school in Bridgeport, Texas and received his undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, and his Podiatric medical degree from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His surgical training was completed at The Cambridge Hospital in Cambridge, MA, which is affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Dr. Carpenter's fellowship was completed at the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA, and a Mini Fellowship in Plastic Surgery with Dr. Francis Wolfort in Boston. Dr. Carpenter is board certified in both Foot Surgery and in Reconstructive Rearfoot /Ankle Surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery. Dr. Carpenter has published numerous academic articles and has presented his research at national conferences and is a national speaker. He possesses extensive academic and clinical experience in Foot and Ankle Reconstruction and Trauma. He is a past president of Texas Podiatric Medical Association 2007-2008. He is the Director of Podiatric Residency Training and Chairman of the Division of Podiatry at John Peter Smith Hospital/Trauma Center in Ft. Worth, TX. He is a Fellow with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and a Fellow with the American Society of Podiatric Surgeons. He practices within the Orthopaedic Department at John Peter Smith Hospital in Ft. Worth Texas, and in Private Practice in Decatur, Texas, with Wise Orthopaedics.

Education

B.S. Biomedical Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 1989; D.P.M. Doctor of Podiatric Medicine, Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1994.

Memberships

American Podiatric Medical Association; Texas Podiatric Medical Association; American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons; American Board of Podiatric Surgery; American Society of Podiatric Surgeons; Texas Podiatric Medical Foundation; Faculty, AO North America.

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Tarrant County Top Docs

Fort Worth, Texas magazine sent more than 3,000 local physicians a survey, asking them to voluntarily rate their peers and name the best doctors in Tarrant County. Medical professionals willing to participate went online to cast their votes.

While Fort Worth, Texas magazine provided the fields of specialty, the physicians identified the professionals they regard as being leaders in those fields.

Dr. Carpenter has been a voted a Top Doc by his peers for the last 7 years which is published in the Fort Worth Texas magazines April edition each year.

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Board Appointment

Dr Carpenter appointmented by Governor Rick Perry to the Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners.

Published Articles

• Resurfacing of the First Metatarsal Head for the Treatment of Hallux Rigidus
• Hallux Rigidus Surgery In Active Adults
• 1st MPJ Dislocation
• Ankle Viscosupplementation
• Crescentic Osteotomy
• Deltoid Complex in SER Ankle Fractures
• Extrasynovial-Osteochondromatosis
• Free Fibula donor site morbidity
• Free Flap for Degloving Injury
• Hemicap Joint Replacement
• Hook Plate for 5th Metatarsal Fractures
• Hydrofluoric Acid Burns
• Nonoperative Bimalleolar Ankle Fracture
• Orthosphere Zirconia Ceramic Implant for Arthroplasty in Fifth TMJ Arthritis of the Foot
• Toxic Shock
• Treating Segmental Bone Defects
• Two Bone Osteomyelitis