About Us
Jared Kern dpm
ABFAS Board Certified in Foot Surgery and Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
Dr. Kern was born in Colorado and raised throughout the U.S. from California to New York. While the formative years of adolescence were spent in the Midwest, with its rolling hills, fields of corn and soybeans, fireflies blinking at night, and cicadas droning during hot humid summers, the call of the north was strong for Dr. Kern. The rallying cry “Yukon Ho” from Calvin and Hobbes was resonant and inspiring. His requests to move north to Alaska went unheeded by parents busy providing for the family. With the emancipation of adulthood, Dr. Kern moved north as quickly as he could, first to Washington, then to Alaska. He is an avid runner, skier, packrafter, kayaker, photographer, and enjoys the mountains, rivers, forests, and wilderness of Alaska.
He graduated from college with a degree in photography and subsequently went on to study podiatry, graduating from Des Moines University as a doctor of podiatric medicine in 2005. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Kern underwent comprehensive training in conservative and surgical treatment of the foot and ankle at the Encino Tarzana Regional Medical Center Podiatric Residency Program in Los Angeles. Following residency, Dr. Kern started practice in 2008 in southwest Washington, in Olympia and Centralia before moving to Alaska in 2011. From 2011 through 2024 he was part of Alaska Foot and Ankle Specialists until it dissolved. He is excited to continue providing great care to Alaskans with his new clinic, Chugach Sports Foot and Ankle.
Dr. Kern’s first and primary loves in the outdoors are road and trail running, and photography. He is often found on the trails and rivers around Anchorage. He enjoys skiing in its many varieties, Alpine, Nordic skating, Nordic classic, and backcountry touring. The warmer months find him mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, whitewater rafting, packrafting, and sea kayaking. He and his wife are the proud parents of five children.
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Fellow, American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Diplomate American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Diplomate American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery
Dr. Kern is double ABFAS board certified:
• Certified in Foot Surgery
• Certified in Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery

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Dr. Kern is the first, and so far only, podiatrist to have earned the Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM) certification.