About Dr. Baker

• He enrolled at Oberlin College in Ohio and majored in Chemistry.
  • One year quickly became four as Dr. Baker thrived in his studies and graduated magna cum laude.
• Completed a summer research project at the National Institutes of Health near Washington DC.
  • Graduating Phi Beta Kappa and near the top of his class led to Dr. Baker’s next stop: New York City.
• Enrolled in New York University’s School of Medicine to pursue medical school.
  • His four years at NYU confirmed Dr. Baker’s interest in a surgical career and his future in America.
• Became a naturalized U.S. citizen at the federal courthouse in downtown Manhattan on his birthday – all of this made possible by his American stepfather.
• During his last year of medical school, Dr. Baker pursued an elective in Plastic Surgery under the guidance of Plastic Surgery pioneer Dr. Joseph G. McCarthy. He was then further exposed to the practice in Paris, France, with Dr. Paul Tessier, and in Milan, Italy, with Dr. Ernesto Caronni.
  • These experiences resulted in Dr. Baker’s decision to pursue a future career in Plastic Surgery.

• Dr. Baker began a five-year hospital residency program in General Surgery at Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons’ St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, in Manhattan.
  • Upon completion, Dr. Baker became certified in General Surgery by the American Board of Surgery.
• During his third year in General Surgery, Dr. Baker was accepted for Plastic Surgery training by the 20th-century Plastic Surgery giant Dr. D. Ralph Millard.
• Spent four years training in Plastic Surgery under Dr. Millard at the University of Miami/ Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
• Appointed as a Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery by Dr. Millard.
  • Dr. Millard considered Dr. Baker one of his best trainees, and on two occasions afforded him the very rare privilege of accompanying him to international plastic surgery meetings overseas.
• Volunteered his time and skills for reconstructive surgery missions in Colombia, Panama, and the Philippines, organized by Operation Smile International.
• Dr. Baker became certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and started his private practice in Miami, Florida.
  • In 2001, he joined his practice with world-famous cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Fredric S. Brandt at the Offices at Merrick Park in Coral Gables, Florida.

Throughout his journey, Dr. Baker owes much of what he has accomplished to his family. His stepfather Joseph A. Baker gently guided and encouraged Dr. Baker to pursue medical school and his vocation for helping others. From his mother Ortrud, a World War II survivor and self-made Italian fashions retailer, he learned hard work, resilience, and visual aesthetics.