- Dr. Gerald G Baker, MD
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Dr. Gerald G Baker, MD
General Surgery - Iowa, Des Moines
Overview
Dr. Gerald G Baker, MD works in Des Moines, Iowa is a specialist in General Surgery and graduated Iowa Meth Med Center in 1985. Dr. Baker is affiliated with Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines and practicing for 43 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Arthritic Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joints
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Bile Duct Procedure
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Congenital Mitral Stenosis
• Cupping Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Tumor
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• Fear of Getting Married
• Gastrointestinal Surgery, Laproscopic
• Genetic Testing
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypochondriasis
• Immune Complex Diseases
• Immunodeficiency Syndromes
• Jaw Dystonia
• Kidney Damage - Ethylene Glycol
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Memory Disorders
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Mongolian Spot
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Uncertain Significance
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Neurological Muscle Weakness
• Non-24-Hour Sleep-Wake Syndrome
• Optic Ataxia
• Photosensitivity
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Shoulder and Thorax Deformity - Congenital Heart Disease
• Shoulder Fractures
• Skin Lesion
• Spinal Spacer Procedure
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Adrenalectomy• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Biopsy of Breast
• Bone Marrow Biopsy
• Colectomy
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Excision, Shaving, or Destruction of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue (incl. Mohs Micrographic Surgery), Tissue Transfer
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• Fecal Impaction Removal
• Femoral Hernia Repair, Open
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Open
• Incisional Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Intestinal Transplant (incl. Enterectomy)
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Mastectomy
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Open Thymectomy
• Orchiectomy
• Paraesophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Parathyroidectomy
• Peripheral Artery Bypass Procedures
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Splenectomy
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracentesis
• Thyroid Lobectomy
• Thyroidectomy
• Thyroidectomy or Thyroid Lobectomy
• Tracheal Surgery
• Umbilical or Ventral Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 43
State License
- Iowa
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Iowa Meth Med Center
Des Moines, IA, USA
Year completed: 1985
Des Moines, IA, USA
Year completed: 1985
Internship Hospital
Iowa Meth Med Center
Des Moines, IA, USA
Year completed: 1981
Des Moines, IA, USA
Year completed: 1981
Medical School
Roy J Lucille A Carver College Of Medicine At University Of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, United States
Graduated: 1980
Iowa City, IA, United States
Graduated: 1980
Undergraduate School
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA, USA
Year completed: 1981
Iowa City, IA, USA
Year completed: 1981
Awards
1 Association Cs
2 Iowa Academy Surgery
3 Throck Morton Surgery Society
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Office Locations
Primary location
Surgery Pc
1212 Pleasant Street Suite 211
Iowa (IA)
Des Moines
50309
Phone:(515) 283-1541
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Alliance Select
- American Republic
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Golden Rule
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- HAP Insurance
- Health Alliance PPO
- Humana
- MedHealthInsurance
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Principal Life
- Tricare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Universal American
- Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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Affiliated Hospitals
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
700 East University Avenue
Iowa IA,
Des Moines,
50316
Iowa Lutheran Hospital is a hospital located in Des Moines, IA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 11 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 11 procedures.
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
1200 Pleasant Street
Iowa IA,
Des Moines,
50309
Iowa Methodist Medical Center is a hospital located in Des Moines, IA. This hospital reports jointly with Methodist West Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state a...
Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines
1111 6th Avenue
Iowa IA,
Des Moines,
50314
1-877-733-0221
Mercy Medical Center is a tertiary hospital that includes 802 beds on three campuses. It also serves patients and families through its long-term care facilities, hospice, physician clinics, rehabilitation centers and other services. Mercy provides services and support to a network of critical access...
1-877-733-0221
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