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Office
6262 Veterans Pkwy
Columbus, GA 31909Phone+1 706-324-6661Fax+1 706-494-3201
Summary
- Dr. Champ Baker, MD is a board certified orthopedic surgeon in Columbus, Georgia. He is currently licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, Alabama, and Illinois. He is affiliated with St. Francis - Emory Healthcare, Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital, and Central Alabama VA Medical Center-Montgomery.
Education & Training
- Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, 2007 - 2008
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Orthopaedic Surgery, 2002 - 2007
- Medical College of Georgia at Augusta UniversityClass of 2002
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- GA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
- AL State Medical License 2008 - 2024
- IL State Medical License 2007 - 2008
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Surgery
- American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Analyzing practice pattern in treating partial-thickness rotator cuff tears: a dual perspective from national database and American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons PARCIAL...H Mike Kim, Emily Leary, Champ L Baker, Leslie A Barnes, R Alexander Creighton
JSES International. 2025-01-01 - Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Tenotomy of the Iliotibial Band for Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Longitudinal Observational Study With One-Year Durability Results.Sayed E Wahezi, Aakash Patel, Sandeep Yerra, Tahereh Naeimi, Dawood Sayed
Pain Physician. 2023-07-01 - 1 citationsAmerican Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons SLAP/Biceps Anchor Study Group evidence review: pathoanatomy and diagnosis in clinically significant labral injuries.Josef K Eichinger, Xinning Li, Steven B Cohen, Champ L Baker 3rd, John D Kelly
Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. 2023-05-01