Dr. Jeffrey Traina's Credentials

Accepting New Patients

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Biography

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.

Education

• University of Michigan / Ann Arbor (Grad. 1975)
• University of Michigan / Ann Arbor (Grad. 1975)
• Southern Illinois Univ School of Medicine (Grad. 1978)
• Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine (Grad. 1978)

Areas of Expertise

• Hand And Wrist Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
• Foot And Ankle Conditions And Surgery
• Hip Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hip Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Hand, Wrist, And Elbow Conditions And Surgery
• Rotator Cuff Surgery
• Knee Arthroscopy
• Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
• Elbow Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Shoulder Fracture Treatment
• General Orthopedics
• Joint Drainage
• Arm Surgery
• Foot And Ankle Ligament And Tendon Repair
• Foot And Ankle Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
• Acl Surgery
• Foot And Ankle Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee And Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hip Replacement Revision
• Shoulder Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
• Foot And Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hip replacement
• Hip And Knee Conditions And Surgery
• Steroid Injection
• Elbow Fracture And-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Synovial Biopsy
• Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
• Carpal Tunnel Release
• Joint Replacement
• De Quervain's Release
• Work-related Injuries
• Hand And Wrist Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee Replacement Revision
• Achilles Tenotomy
• Knee Dislocation Treatment
• Trigger Finger Release
• Shoulder Conditions And Surgery
• Trigger Point Injection
• Fracture Care
• Knee Surgery
• Elbow Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
• Foot And Ankle Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hand And Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
• Knee And Leg Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
• Knee replacement
• Hip Fracture And Dislocation Treatment
• Pediatric Orthopedics
• Sports Medicine
• Knee And Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed