Dr. Jo Baird Ortho

Dr. Jo Baird Ortho Dr. Joanne Baird is a board-certified and sports fellowship trained Orthopaedic Surgeon

Dr. Baird joined the Bayside Orthopaedic team in 2020, as a previous Lieutenant Commander from Naval Hospital Pensacola where she served as Department Head of Orthopedic Surgery since 2017. The New Jersey native completed her undergraduate education at The College of William and Mary with a major in Biology and recognition as a scholar/athlete. Dr. Baird earned her MD from Georgetown University Sc

hool of Medicine in Washington, DC, followed by service in the US Navy. She completed her internship and residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, including two years deployed onboard the USS GERMANTOWN (L*D 42). Extensive training in combat care and surgery, leadership roles and achievement during her 12-year military medical career earned LCDR Baird multiple awards including the Naval Commendation Medal for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service in 2019. In 2018 she was recognized as one of the top 100 physicians in the Northwest Florida region for patient satisfaction. Dr. Baird completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Florida in 2020. A stellar college soccer player, Dr. Baird has continued her passion for sports as a team physician for Elberta High School. During her Fellowship she covered college (Tuskegee) to high school (Crestview, FL) football to wrestling and later baseball with the Tampa Bay Rays. She has frequently contributed to research projects, books, peer-reviewed publications, and presented on topics from thrower’s shoulder to fracture care, low back pain, hand injuries and much more. Dr. Baird is Board Certified in Orthopaedic Surgery and a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Trauma Association and Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons. In her free time, you’ll find her running, playing golf, painting and raising new daughter Ryann with husband Chaz at home in Pensacola, FL. Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine, Maryland

Internship
Categorical Orthopaedic Internship, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA

Residency
Orthopaedic Residency, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA

Fellowship
Sports Medicine – Andrews Institute, Gulf Breeze, FL

Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons

08/11/2026
08/07/2026

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08/05/2026

Please join us in welcoming Christopher Melton, MD, to Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance East Tennessee! As an orthopaedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee replacement, Dr. Melton brings advanced fellowship training in primary and complex joint replacement, including robotic-assisted techniques, to help patients regain mobility and return to the activities they enjoy.

Dr. Melton is seeing patients at TOA Parkwest and TOA Bearden locations. To schedule an appointment, learn more about his background, approach to care, and how he can help you take the next step toward better movement by visiting: https://www.toaeasttn.com/doctors/christopher-d-melton-md/

08/04/2026

When your child is hurting, everything in you wants to fix it.

You want to step in, stop the pain, and protect them from disappointment, failure, and heartbreak.

But our job as parents isn’t to create a pain-free bubble. We can’t. We live in a fallen world, and life is hard.

What we can give our children is something deeper: the confidence that life is hard, but God is good.

So don’t rush in with quick answers. Listen. Ask what hurts. Pray honestly. Sit with them in the valley.

Your children will learn how to suffer by watching you suffer. They’ll see whether you blame, control, deny, or trust.

You don’t have to protect your child from every hard thing.
You can help them discover that God is with them in it.

08/03/2026

🎉 You're invited to celebrate with us!

Join us for the TOA Physical Therapy at Loudon Community Open House as we celebrate our newest location and expanded access to orthopaedic care in Loudon County.

Stop by to tour our new clinic, meet our expert physical therapy team, check out our golf and pickleball simulators, and learn how we're helping our community recover, perform, and stay active.

✂️ Ribbon Cutting: 4:15 PM
🗓️ Thursday, August 13 from 4 PM –6 PM
📍 1787 Highway 72 N, Loudon, TN

Enjoy refreshments, giveaways, and the opportunity to connect with our team while exploring everything our new facility has to offer.

RSVP: [email protected]

We can't wait to welcome you!

08/03/2026

🏈 Elberta Warriors Spirit Night In Loving Memory of #52 🏈

Join us Tuesday night, August 4th from 5 PM until close at Baumhower's Victory Grille in Foley for a special Elberta Warriors Spirit Night held in honor and loving memory of Connor Burgess.

Baumhower’s will be donating 10% of the night’s proceeds directly to the Burgess family.

Connor wore #52 on the field, but his impact reached far beyond the game. Tomorrow night, let’s come together as a Warriors family to support his loved ones and show them they are not walking through this alone.

Please help us spread the word, invite your friends and family and stop by for dinner tomorrow night. Every meal purchased is a way to honor Connor’s memory and support the Burgess family.

One team. One family. Forever #52. 🩶🤍🖤

Unfortunately this is true. I love operating. I love my job (most days…don’t ask me this on a super call weekend). I wan...
08/03/2026

Unfortunately this is true. I love operating. I love my job (most days…don’t ask me this on a super call weekend). I want smart kids to go into medicine because they will be the physicians and surgeons caring for me in my old age. I think if I would do it all over again if I had a choice. Sometimes I say yes. Sometimes I pause. If it was the medicine when I started training 20+ years ago hands down yes. Medicine today and in 10 years maybe not. I hope my kids do not want to go into medicine. This hit home and seeing the changes and agree wholeheartedly.

08/03/2026

Great advice. Once you have done the work, enjoy what comes next!

07/15/2026

Green and gold on the international stage.

Former Tribe student-athlete and U.S. Soccer WNT head coach Jill Ellis spoke to the W&M Alumni Magazine about this summer’s World Cup and how her experience in the ‘Burg shaped her.
📰 ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/55fzzjf4

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1146 Franck Street
Alcoa, TN
37701

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Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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