MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

Joshua Baker, DO, FACMG

Attending Physician, Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism; Director of Inborn Errors of Metabolism; Director of Newborn Screening

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Genetics, Genomics and Metabolism), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language:
English
Pronouns:
he
him
his
Accepting New Patients:
Yes
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
Yes

Location

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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About

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Genetics fascinates Dr. Joshua Baker because there is no foreseeable end to the expansion of technology and understanding the human genome. Medical Genetics and Genomics encompass everything he loves about medicine: direct patient care, complex diagnostic skills, research, and advocacy.

Clinical Interests

Small molecule disorders, PKU, metabolic disorders, newborn screening, lysosomal storage diseases, leukodystrophy

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Education & Training

Education: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA, 2014

Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in medical biochemical genetics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2019-2020; Residency in medical genetics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 2017-2019; Residency in pediatrics, OSF Saint Francis Medical Center, Peoria, IL, 2014-2017

Board Certifications: Pediatrics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Medical Biochemical Genetics

Professional Organizations: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics, Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Society for the Study of Inborn Errors of Metabolism

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