Dr. Baker is Board Certified in General Surgery and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the American Association for the Surgery of Trauma, and practices in Walnut Creek, CA. He served as a surgery department chair for over 20 years, teaches on the clinical faculty at two medical schools, and serves on the Editorial Board of the journal Military Medicine. Dr. Baker retired from the U.S. Navy in July 2005 with the rank of Rear Admiral, after 30 years in the uniformed service of his country. Upon retirement he was awarded his third Legion of Merit, which he proudly wears alongside his Marine Corps Combat Action ribbon and Combat Craft Riverine Warfare pin.