Dr. Pollak is Associate Professor, Program Director and Head of the Division of Orthopaedic Trauma at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.  He is also Associate Director of Trauma and Chief of the Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, Maryland’s officially designated primary adult resource center for trauma care.  Dr. Pollak received BS and MD degrees from Northwestern University and completed an orthopaedic surgery residency at the integrated Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals of Cleveland program.  In 1994 he completed a fellowship in orthopaedic trauma at the University of California Davis Medical Center.  He has served in the past as Chair of the Board of Specialty Societies for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.  He currently chairs the Extremity War Injuries and Disaster Preparedness Project Team for the AAOS and for the past 4 years has served as Co-Chair for the annual Extremity War Injuries Conference.  Dr. Pollak is a former Commissioner for the Maryland Health Care Commission and a Past President of the Maryland Orthopaedic Association.  His current responsibilities include Editor of the AAOS Orange Book Series, Medical Director of the Baltimore County Fire Department, Special Deputy US Marshal, and 2nd Vice President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association.