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 School 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

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02/27/2026

Love this and so true! Skeletal muscle is key to everything! Couldn’t say it any better!

Lift
Eat protein
Repeat

Normal age related sarcopenia (loss of muscle mass) begins in our 30’s! This directly impacts your bone strength and risk of osteoporosis. If you are weak now it only gets worse with age. Think about the simple tasks you want to do later in life. You need to be doing much more now. Strength strength strength. Resistance training. Core strength.

02/27/2026

02/22/2026

Jack Hughes with an all-time quote after his all-time moment in the Olympics 🙌🥇

02/22/2026

OH MAMA DON'T YOU CRY 🦅

USA HOCKEY IS GOLDEN FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1980 🥇🇺🇸

USA men’s hockey wins GOLD in OT! Great game. 46 years to the day! And shout out to the women who won gold against Canad...
02/22/2026

USA men’s hockey wins GOLD in OT! Great game. 46 years to the day! And shout out to the women who won gold against Canada as well! The US Goalie Hellebuyck was awesome!

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02/22/2026
02/22/2026

Get Young Athletes Back on the Field & off the Bench With Arthrex Pediatric ACL Surgery.

Let’s GO USA 🇺🇸
02/21/2026

Let’s GO USA 🇺🇸

46 years after the Miracle on Ice… Team USA is chasing its first gold since 1980 🇺🇸🥇

This is the hardest thing about what I do. Being away from the biggest parts of my heart!
11/18/2025



This is the hardest thing about what I do. Being away from the biggest parts of my heart!

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1146 Franck Street
Fairhope, AL
37701

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

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