Bobby C. Baker

Bobby C. Baker (born 3 June 1956) is an American radiation oncologist.

Bobby C. Baker, MD, FACRO, FACR
Born
Bobby Calvin Baker

(1956-06-03) June 3, 1956
CitizenshipAmerican
OccupationRadiation Oncologist
Spouse(s)julie A. Baker
ChildrenRobert A. Baker and Christopher M. Baker
Parent(s)Robert Calvin Baker and Margaret Elizabeth Masters
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Louisville School of Medicine

Education

Baker attended college at St. Catharine Junior College, Kentucky. Afterwards, he graduated with a chemical engineering degree from Speed Scientific School at the University of Louisville, and a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of Louisville School of Medicine. He also studied Radiation Oncology at the University of Florida and finished his training as Chief Resident of Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.[1]

He was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Radiation Oncology in 2004 and the American College of Radiology in 2010. Furthermore, he took the Leksell Gamma Knife Training Course at the Cancer Center of Hawaii in Honolulu in 1999. Afterwards, he received special training in Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) and Stereotactic Body Radiosurgery (SBRT) from Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 2012.[2]

Career

Baker first established the Tri-State Regional Cancer Center in Ashland, Kentucky, as well as the Cancer Center of Charleston, West Virginia. A few years later, in 1993, he established the Pacific Cancer Institute in Maui, Hawaii, and continued his duties as the Medical Director and President until 2015. Baker served as Chief of Staff at Maui Memorial Medical Center and has simultaneously chaired various other committees.[3]

In 1995, he established the Cancer Institute of Guam and directed the institute for seven years before it was closed in 2002 due to Typhoon Pongsona.[4]

He and his wife also founded the Pacific Cancer Foundation.[5][6]

He also received the Mana Olana Award in 2011 from the American Cancer Society for founding Maui Hawaii's only cancer treatment center in 1993.[3]

Affiliations

Baker has been affiliated with the following institutions and research groups.

  • University of Hawaii Cancer Center
  • National Surgical Adjuvant Breast Project (NSABP)
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI)
  • Southwestern Oncology Group (SWOG)
  • Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG)

He is certified by the American Board of Radiology and is also a Fellow of the American College of Radiology, as well as a Fellow of the American College of Radiation Oncology.[7]

References
  1. "Bobby Calvin Baker (1956-)". www.ancestry.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "ACR Fellowship | American College of Radiology". www.acr.org.
  3. "Maui's First Ever Radiation Oncologist Honored | Maui Now".
  4. "Maui Memorial Medical Center". www.mauihealth.org.
  5. "Maui County | Aloha Council Boy Scouts Hawaii, Guam and American Samoa". www.scoutinghawaii.org. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  6. Foundation, Dr Bobby and Julie Baker. "Our Mission". Dr. Bobby and Julie Baker Foundation.
  7. "Bobby Calvin Baker, Specialist (non-medical) in Wailuku - NPI 1255406104, Contact and Address". npino.com.
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