Our Team
Who you will actually see.
A small practice: the surgeon who examines you is the surgeon who treats you, and every one of them practices at New England Baptist Hospital.

Michael K. Ackland, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon and Sports Medicine Specialist
Board-certified orthopedic surgeon affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital, treating the shoulder, knee and elbow, with more than twenty years of Massachusetts workers' compensation experience.
- Certified expert examiner, Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Affiliated with New England Baptist Hospital
- Founder, Ackland Sports Medicine Foundation

Patrick Evans, PA-C
Physician Assistant
Patrick works alongside Dr. Ackland through the full course of care, from the first evaluation through post-operative follow-up. Many patients see him as often as they see the surgeon.
Full biography
The surgeons of the practice
Dr. Ackland practices alongside these surgeons, all at New England Baptist Hospital. A patient is seen by whichever of them the case calls for, so a shoulder, a hip or a knee gets the surgeon who does that operation most.
Photograph to come
Glen Ross, MD
Section Chief, Shoulder and Elbow, New England Baptist Hospital
Dr. Ross trained at Duke University School of Medicine and completed his orthopedic residency at the National Naval Medical Center, followed by a sports medicine fellowship at New England Baptist Hospital. His practice centers on the shoulder and elbow, including rotator cuff repair, shoulder arthroplasty, and instability.
Photograph to come
Carl T. Talmo, MD
Assistant Chief of Orthopedic Research, New England Baptist Hospital
Dr. Talmo has practiced at New England Baptist Hospital since 2006. He trained at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, completed his residency at Tufts Medical Center, and holds a fellowship in reconstructive hip and knee surgery from Massachusetts General Hospital. His practice covers primary and revision hip and knee replacement.
Photograph to come
Sarav Shah, MD
Chief, Division of Sports Medicine, New England Baptist Hospital
Dr. Shah is a double board-certified orthopedic surgeon who trained at Drexel University College of Medicine and completed fellowships in sports medicine at New England Baptist Hospital and in shoulder and elbow surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery. He co-directs the hospital’s sports medicine fellowship.
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