Jack Marshall Trainor II, M.D. is happy to be residing, once again, in his
hometown of Ft. Lauderdale.
Having grown up in coral ridge and attending Bayview Elementary School and Sunrise Middle School, he graduated, with honors, from Ft. Lauderdale High School while lettering in five varsity sports.
Dr. Trainor's freshman and sophomore years were spent at Miami-Dade College on a baseball scholarship while at the same time earning Academic All-American Honors. He continued his baseball scholarship his junior and senior years at Stetson University in Deland, Florida, where he received his college degree.
For two years following his graduation, 1986-1988, he attempted a career in professional baseball while working, off-season, as a lifeguard for the Ft. Lauderdale Beach Patrol and volunteering his time with Ocean World in Marine Biology.
Overcoming dyslexia, and the learning disabilities associated with the condition, he persevered to continue his education and received his Bachelor of Science and Medical degrees at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. A residency degree in Family Practice was completed at the University of Florida/Shands Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida and he returned to Marshall University to complete his specialty training in Sports Medicine from 2000-2003. During these same years he was an assistant Clinical Professor and an assistant team Physician for the University's sports teams.
Dr. Trainor is a member of the Florida Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association and American College of Sports Medicine.
He has recently joined the practice of Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. Paul Meli, and is happy to be practicing in the field of Musculoskeletal and Sports Medicine.