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Celebrating National Athletic Training Month

Orthopedic Specialists Blog Celebrating National Athletic Training Month
Jeff F., certified athletic trainer

Jeff F., a certified athletic trainer, is also one of the friendly and helpful faces patients see when they visit our doctors at Orthopedic Specialists. He brings patients back to the clinic area, fits braces, and does “whatever I can do to help them feel better,” he says.

Although technically a contract employee, he is very much a part of the Orthopedic Specialists family. A former high school baseball player, Jeff is a licensed and certified athletic trainer. After receiving his college degree, he worked as an intern for the Minnesota Twins’ spring training facility in Fort Myers, and later at a college and several high schools.

While working as a trainer at Tarpon Springs High School, he worked closely with Dr. Scott Brotherton, the team’s doctor. Jeff contracted with Orthopedic Specialists in July 2021 – and has never looked back.  

“I enjoy seeing people make progress,” he says. “I see them at their worst in the beginning, and by their last visit, it’s gratifying to see the physical and mental changes.”

Jeff and his wife, who is also an athletic trainer, live in Pasco County.

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Marie Eide Marie Eide is the social media and content strategist at Orthopedic Specialists. She has been writing in the healthcare space for 15 years. All content is reviewed by our physicians.

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