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Dr. Ray M. Baker, MD

Ray M. Baker

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Experience 5.0 star rating
Industry Recognition 5.0 star rating
Professional Conduct 5.0 star rating

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Overview

Specialties
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Procedures Performed

This doctor performs the following procedures:

  • Pain Management

Contact Information
  • Washington Interventional Spine Associates
    12301 NE 10th Place
    Suite 101
    Bellevue, WA 98005
    Office: 425-454-1111
    Fax: 425-454-7653
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Hospital Affiliation/ Privileges
  • Evergreen Hospital Medical Center (Kirkland, WA)
  • Overlake Hospital Medical Center (Bellevue, WA)
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Gender

 Male

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5 star rating

“Wonderful Doctor”

Posted by: Scherees, 7 months ago.

Patient Review: Dr Baker has taken care of my facet joint syndrome since 2006, he is a very caring Doctor. Thank the Lord for that , as I am heading back to see him... more
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Endorsement from doctor: David Likosky , Kirkland (WA), About 1 month ago
David Christopher Belcher

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Endorsement from doctor: David Belcher , Seattle (WA), About 1 month ago
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Résumé

 

License

26 years since Ray M. Baker was first licensed to practice.

State License status Year acquired Last updated by Avvo
Washington Active 1989 05/15/2012
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We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this doctor.

Board Certification
Certification data provided by: American Board of Medical Specialties

Work Experience
Position Duration
President at Washington Interventional Spine Associates 1994–present
Director of Interventional Pain Services at Harborview Medical Center 2005–2007
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Advanced Training
Training Specialty Hospital Completed
Fellowship Pain Medicine University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle, WA) 1995
Residency Anesthesiology University of California Irvine Medical Center (Orange, CA) 1989

Education
School Major Degree Graduated
University of California - Berkeley Biochemistry BA - Bachelor of Arts 1981

Awards
Award Name Granting Organization Date
Top Doctor Seattle Metropolitan Magazine 2011
70 of the Best Pain Management Physicians in America Becker's ASC Review 2011
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Associations
Position Association Name Duration
President-Elect International Spine Intervention Society 1998-present
Past President North American Spine Society 1998-present

Portfolio

Publications
Article Publication Date
Demystifying lumbar transforaminal epidural steroids: A seminal efficacy study of a specific spinal injection. Pain Medicine 2010
Déjà Vu All Over Again. The Spine Journal 2010
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Speaking Engagements
Presentation Name Conference Date
Getting Insurance Approval for non-surgical Treatments: Role of physicians and societies in developing guidelines Evidence and Technology Spine Summit 2011
Guidelines for the Treatment of Low Back Pain American Academy of Pain Medicine Annual Meeting 2011
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