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Physician Profile for Dr. Gary L. Baker, MD

Address:
5750 Downey Avenue
Lakewood, CA 90712
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Personal Facts

Personal Facts:
Accepting New Patients: Yes
Male
Years Since Graduation: 28
Practice Member Since: 1997.
Current Title: Director
Physician Website: http://www.advpainspecialists.com
 

HealthGrades Recognized Doctors are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:
American Pain Society
American Medical Association
American Academy of Pain Management
American Board of Pain Medicine
 
Physician Treats:
Interventional Pain Medicine, Postlaminectomy pain, Spine (Back Or Lumbar) Pain, Spinal stenosis, Sciatica, Chronic pain & chronic pain syndromes, Complex regional pain syndrome, Neck pain, Phantom pain, Spinal fractures, Shingles, Postherpetic neuralgia, Cancer pain, Headaches
 
Physician Performs:
Interventional spine & pain medicine, Advanced treatment options for disc & joint abnormalities, Spinal cord stimulation, Opiate pump implantation, Spinal pump implant, Percutaneous disc decompression, Spine (Back Or Lumbar) Punctures, Facet joint injections, Radio frequency nerve ablation, Radio frequency denervation, Zygapopysial joint nerve ablation, Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty, Acupuncture, Baclofen Pump (Spinal Pump) Management, Pain management, Steroid injection, Therapeutic botox injections, Fluoroscopy, Detoxification, Nerve conduction studies
 
Foreign Languages Spoken:
Cambodian, Spanish
 

Experience / Training

Verified Specialty
Specialties:
Anesthesiology
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Gary L. Baker, MD is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology)
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Pain Medicine
(HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Gary L. Baker, MD is board certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology)
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Medical School:
University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Davis, CA 1992
 
Internship:
Lac/olive View-Ucla Medical Center
Sylmar, CA 1993
 
Residency:
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA 1996
 
Fellowship:
Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA 1997
 

Procedure

Procedure Number per Year (Approximate)
Interventional spine & pain medicine -
Advanced treatment options for disc & joint abnormalities -
Spinal cord stimulation -
Opiate pump implantation -
Spinal pump implant -
Percutaneous disc decompression -
Spine (Back Or Lumbar) Punctures -
Facet joint injections -
Radio frequency nerve ablation -
Radio frequency denervation -
Zygapopysial joint nerve ablation -
Intradiscal electrothermal annuloplasty -
Acupuncture -
Baclofen Pump (Spinal Pump) Management -
Pain management -
Steroid injection -
Therapeutic botox injections -
Fluoroscopy -
Detoxification -
Nerve conduction studies -

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:
  • Accepts Out of Network Plans
  • We are a contracting provider for Medicare
  • Workers Compensation
Accepts Medicare:
Yes
Accepts Medicaid:
No

Disciplinary Actions

HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Gary L. Baker, MD as of 07/10/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.
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