Dr. Pollak is Professor of Orthopaedics and Head of the Division of Orthopaedic Traumatology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also Chief of Orthopaedics and Associate Director of Trauma 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 serves as President of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, Treasurer-Elect of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and Chair of the Extremity War Injuries Project Team for the AAOS. Dr. Pollak is a former Commissioner for the Maryland Health Care Commission and 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, and Special Deputy US Marshal.