Craig J Baker MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor, Surgery, USC School of Medicine Division Chief, Cardiac Surgery
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1520 San Pablo StSte 4300Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-442-5849
Fax+1 323-442-5956
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Summary
- Dr. Craig Baker is a thoracic surgeon in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Keck Hospital of USC, Huntington Memorial Hospital, Methodist Hospital of Southern California, and Children's Hospital Los Angeles. He received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and has been in practice 22 years. He is experienced in adult general thoracic surgery, aortic surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery, adult cardiac surgery, and pediatric / congenital cardiothoracic surgery.
Education & Training
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 2002 - 2005- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Surgery, 1995 - 2002
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- An alternative technique in management of recipient left superior vena cava in orthotopic heart transplantation.Jessica S Clothier, Andrew Harding, Jonathan Praeger, Serge Kobsa, Sanjeet Patel
JTCVS Techniques. 2024-12-01 - Ten-Year Follow-Up of Mitral Valve Replacement With the Epic Porcine Valve in a Medicare Population.Evelio Rodriguez, Robert Smith, Luis Castro, Craig J Baker, Yang Yu
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-08-14 - 1 citationsMorbidity and Mortality in Adult Congenital Heart Surgery: Physiologic Component Augments Risk Prediction.Brittany G Abt, Ramsey S Elsayed, Markian Bojko, Craig Baker, Kayvan Kazerouni
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2024-04-01
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