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Dr. James Donald Baker, MD

Neurology, Psychiatry
42 years of experience
8989 Huron St, Thornton, CO 80260

Overview
Location
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Brief Intro

As a psychiatrist, Dr. Baker provides psychiatric services for various mental conditions including anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, and dementia. He also serves as the Medical Director of Colorado Plains Medical Centers Geriatric Behavioral Health Unit. A native of the Mid-West, Dr. Baker obtained his undergraduate education at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. He earned his doctor of medicine degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford. His residency training in psychiatry was performed at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. Most recently, Dr. Baker served as the medical director of a ten bed geriatric special care unit in Beloit, Kansas. He provided inpatient assessment, treatment, and consultations as well as outpatient follow-up in area nursing homes. When not working with patients, Dr. Baker enjoys spending time with his wife, Agnes, and his grandson, Diavion. He is also an avid football spectator and fisherman.

Education Background

RESIDENCY

Macneal Hospital

MEDICAL SCHOOL

University Of Illinois At Chicago College Of Medicine - 1983

Languages Spoken

Spanish
English

Location & Hours

8989 Huron St, Thornton, CO 80260

Specialties Treated

Psychiatry
Neurology

Conditions Addressed

Schizophrenia
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Anxiety Dissociative and Somatoform Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Anxiety Phobic Disorders
Bipolar Disorder

Insurance Accepted

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Anthem Blue Cross
Aetna
Medicaid
Medicare

Cancer 13
Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery 12
Orthopedics 27
Neurology & Neurosurgery 20
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery 23
Pulmonology & Lung Surgery 23
Diabetes & Endocrinology 3
Children's Hospital 2
Urology 20
Psychiatry 16
Geriatrics 21
Rehabilitation 21
Obsterics & Gynecology 5
Ophthalmology 1
Ear, Nose & Throat 2
Rheumatology 1
Long Term Care 5
Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) 18