Physicians

Department / Division
Pediatrics / Pediatrics-Primary Care

Address
DUMC 3675
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-620-5333

Office Telephone
919-620-5374

Fax Telephone
919-572-6000

Training

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1984

Residency

• Pediatrics, University of Colorado Hospital, 1984-1988

Fellowship

• Ambulatory Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, 1988-1991

Other Training

• PhD, History of Medicine, Duke University, 1993

Clinical Interests
General pediatrics

Research Interests
My formal training (PhD) is in the history of medicine. I am particularly interested in the history of Pediatrics in the following areas of study.
- Neonatal Medicine
- Preventive Pediatrics
- Childhood Immunizations
-Autism

My current work focuses on the history of autism, focused on the United States and Britain.

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This faculty member has no reported relationships with industry.

Representative Publications
Baker, JP. Mercury, vaccines, and autism: one controversy, three histories. American Journal of Public Health. 2008;98:244-253. (2008) Abstract

Baker, JP; Katz, SL. Childhood vaccine development: an overview. Pediatric Research. 2004;55:347-356. (2004) Abstract

Baker, JP. The pertussis vaccine controversy in Great Britain, 1974-1986. Vaccine. 2003;21:4003-4010. (2003) Abstract

Baker, JP. Immunization and the American way: 4 childhood vaccines. American Journal of Public Health. 2000;90:199-207. (2000) Abstract

Baker, JP. The incubator and the medical discovery of the premature infant. Journal of Perinatology. 2000;20:321-328. (2000) Abstract