Dr. Jeffrey Traina, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
49 Years Experience
OVERVIEW
Dr. Traina was born in Japan while his father was on active military duty. An excellent student, Dr. Traina graduated from high school at 16. Even at that young age, he earned the distinction of being a National Merit Scholar. He was also in the top ten of his high school class of over 650 students.
He continued his accelerated educational pace by graduating from the University of Michigan at 19 and from Southern Illinois School of Medicine at 22, one of the youngest US citizens to ever graduate from a US medical school. He did his internship at Grady Memorial Hospital, part of Emory University, and then did his residency at Bowman Gray School of Medicine-Wake Forest University. Although he could have started practice at this time, he elected to do an additional year of formal training, working under Dr. Henry Mankin, Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital-Harvard University.
After completing his fellowship, his interest in research led …him to begin his practice of orthopedic surgery in an academic setting at the University of Texas Health Science Center Houston-Herman Hospital. There, he served as Director of Orthopedic Research as well as performing and teaching his clinical interest in hip and knee replacement surgery, arthroscopy, and trauma surgery.
After two years of full time academic medicine, Dr. Traina realized he missed his true passion - patient care. So he and his wife moved to his home state of Illinois, where he practiced orthopedic surgery for over 20 years. Although this allowed him to spend more time with patient care, he still maintained a teaching appointment at the University of Illinois, teaching medical students and residents.
He has been invited to speak to other orthopedic surgeons both nationally and internationally. He continues to belong to numerous medical and orthopedic societies.
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RATINGS AND REVIEWS
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LOCATIONS
Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
800 S 3rd St
Leesville, LA, 71446
Tel: (337) 404-4075
Mon8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri8:00 am - 5:00 pm
SatClosed
SunClosed
CONDITIONS TREATED
- Achilles Tenotomy
- Acl Surgery
- Arm Surgery
- Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Release
- De Quervain's Release
- Elbow Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
- Elbow Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Elbow Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
- Foot And Ankle Conditions And Surgery
- Foot And Ankle Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Foot And Ankle Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
- Foot And Ankle Fracture Treatment, Closed
- Foot And Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
- Foot And Ankle Ligament And Tendon Repair
- Fracture Care
- General Orthopedics
- Hand And Wrist Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
- Hand And Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
- Hand And Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
- Hand, Wrist, And Elbow Conditions And Surgery
- Hip And Knee Conditions And Surgery
- Hip Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
- Hip Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
- Hip Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
- Hip Replacement
- Hip Replacement Revision
- Joint Drainage
- Joint Replacement
- Knee And Leg Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
SPECIALTIES
- Orthopedic Surgery
CERTIFICATIONS & EDUCATION
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Medical School
Southern Illinois Univ School of Medicine
Graduated 1978
University of Michigan / Ann Arbor
Graduated 1975
Fellowship
Harvard University, Boston Children’s Hospital / Massachusetts General
Residency
Emory University, Grady Memorial Hospital
Wake Forest University, NC Baptist Hospital
INSURANCE PLANS ACCEPTED
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