Practice Locations

Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora
13123 East 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045

720-777-1234

Christopher Baker, MD

Pediatrics

Board Certified

Christopher Baker

Care Philosophy

CU Medicine is the largest and most comprehensive multi-specialty physician group practice in the Rocky Mountain region. CU Medicine has over 75 CU Medicine primary and specialty healthcare clinics across Colorado's Front Range and metro Denver. We also offer virtual visits, also known as telehealth or telemedicine.

Title(s)

Director of the Ventilator Care Program

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Specialty

Pediatric Pulmonology, Pediatrics

Scheduling Phone Number

720-777-1234

Gender

Male

Languages

Spanish, English

Hospital Affiliation

Children's Hospital Colorado

Provider Information

  • Pediatric Pulmonology (2008)
  • Pediatrics (2005)
  • Lungs and Breathing

    Tracheostomy Dependence , Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity (Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia) , Chronic Mechanical Ventilation , Interstitial Lung Disease , Asthma , Lung Disease , Lung Development , Neonatal Lung Diseases , Pulmonary Hypertension , Pulmonary Disorders , Respiratory Disease

Professor, Pediatrics-Pulmonary Medicine

Education and Training

Medical Schools

MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (2002)


Undergraduate Schools

BS, University of California–Santa Barbara (CA) (1996)


Internships

University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program (2003)


Residency Program

University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program (2005)


Fellowships

University of Colorado (University Hospital) Program (2008)

Information for referring providers

Referral Contact Phone

720-777-1234

720-777-1234

Referring Patients Link

Information for Referring and Transferring Patients

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

Pediatric Lung Disease, Pulmonary Hypertension

Research Interest for Referring Providers

Dr. Baker studies pulmonary vascular development and how pre-term birth disrupts this normal process to cause bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), a form of neonatal chronic lung disease. Specifically, his lab isolates and characterizes circulating cells called endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) from the umbilical cord blood of pre-term infants. His ongoing clinical-translational studies will help to better understand how EPCs function as biomarkers of disease and will lead to novel ways of treating and preventing BPD.