Christopher E. Baker, MD

About Dr. Baker

Dr. Baker is board certified in orthopedics by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and specializes in sports medicine and shoulder reconstruction. With a focus on patient education, Dr. Baker works with patients to ensure they fully understand their orthopedic options and outcomes. Dr. Baker’s additional training in ultrasound imaging allows him to care for patients who have MRI contraindications due to pacemakers, foreign metals in their bodies or severe claustrophobia. 

As an expert in the field of orthopedics and sports medicine, Dr. Baker has traveled nationally and internationally lecturing and educating physicians all over the world in new surgical techniques. Dr. Baker is also a lead investigator in multiple research studies and is published in peer reviewed journals. He also enjoys innovation and collaboration with industry working to create new surgical techniques and implants to improve patient outcomes in knee and shoulder surgery. This collaborative effort has resulted in Dr. Baker being named in several inventions and patents related to shoulder replacement and rotator cuff graft implants. 

As an advocate for sports medicine and injury prevention, he has served as the orthopedic and sports medicine team physician for multiple high schools in Pasco and Hillsborough County. He has also served as head team physician for the Tampa Bay Storm and during his training has worked with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Colorado Rockies. 

Dr. Baker is a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES), Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA), the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS). 

Dr. Baker’s personal interests include exercise, travel, and spending time with his wife and two children.