About me
Dr. Stephen B. Baker is a board certified plastic surgeon who practices all aspects of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery and is a nationally recognized expert in plastic surgery of the face. Dr. Baker has both dental and medical degrees and has completed eleven years of plastic surgery training at the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania. This expertise is applied to all of his patients in both cosmetic and reconstructive procedures. Dr. Baker's philosophy and approach to aesthetic surgery has been featured in magazines and newspapers such as Elle, Allure, The London Times, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and many others. He has also appeared on local and national news programs including ABC World News Tonight, Nightline, NBC National Nightly News, and The Learning Channel. Dr. Baker has been recognized as one of Castle and Connolly's Top Plastic surgeons since 2005, and he has been ranked in the top 1% of plastic surgeons nationally by U.S. News and World Report. He has been named in Washingtonian's Top Docs, Northern Virginia Magazine's Best Doctors, Virginia Living's Top Doctors, America's Top Doctors, America's Best Doctors, and one of America's Top Plastic Surgeons.
The Medstar Georgetown University Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery is one of the premiere plastic surgery practices in the United States, and keeps Dr. Baker at the forefront of the latest advances in plastic surgery. Dr. Baker actively engages in IRB approved research and clinical trials to improve the clinical care he brings to his patients. He has won awards for the quality of his contributions to the specialty and has several patents for plastic surgery inventions. He has edited textbooks, written numerous chapters and articles, taught courses at the specialty's national meeting, served as a ASMS Visiting Professor, and presented at national and international surgical conferences. However, the most important part of his practice is his patients. Dr. Baker aspires to treat every patient as he would want himself or his family to be treated while achieving the best result for his patients.
Conditions Treated
- Facial Rejuvenation
- Nasal Deformities
- Cosmetic Surgery
- Jaw Deformities
- Chin Surgery
- Facial Asymmetry
- Skin Cancer
- Cleft Lip and Palate
- Facial Trauma
- Mohs Defects
- Scars
Procedures Performed
- Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)
- Face Lift
- Chin Surgery (Chin Implant)
- Facial Implants (Cheek Implant and Jaw Implant)
- Eyelid Surgery (Blepharoplasty)
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Facial Asymmetry
- Cranioplasty
- Jaw Surgery (Orthognathic Surgery)
- Skin Cancer
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Abdominoplasty (Tummy Tuck)
- Breast Reduction
- Liposuction
Clinical areas of focus
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Rhinoplasty
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Benign Lesion Excision Over 4.0 Cm
- Body Contouring
- Botox Injection
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Deformity Correction
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Lipectomy
- Cheek, Chin, And Neck Rhytidectomy
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Complex Wound Repair
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Cranioplasty
- Dental Extractions
- Dermal Fillers
- Destruction Of Benign Lesions
- Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
- Destruction Of Premalignant Lesions
- Ear Cartilage Graft
- Ear Reconstruction
- Excision Of Cyst
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Eyelid Lesion
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Excision, Lip
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Face Or Scalp
- Excision, Tumor, Soft Tissue Of Shoulder Area
- Eyelid Reanimation
- Facelift
- Facial Bones Osteoplasty
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Forearm Lipectomy
- Fracture Nasal Inferior Turbinate
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gastrointestinal Trauma Treatment
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Jaw Surgery
- Jejunum Supplement
- Lesion Excision
- Lid Margin Repair
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Lower Jaw Advancement
- Malar Fracture Treatment
- Mandibular Condylar Fracture Treatment
- Mandibular Fracture Treatment
- Mastectomy
- Mastopexy
- Maxilla Synthetic Supplement
- Maxillary Distraction
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Nasal Bone Graft
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Neck Rhytidectomy With Platysmal Flap
- Ocular Reconstruction
- Orbit Supplement
- Orbitocraniofacial Reconstruction
- Ostectomy
- Otoplasty For Prominent Ears
- Palatoplasty
- Palatoplasty For Cleft Palate
- Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Phoropter
- Ptosis Repair
- Ptosis Repair With Frontalis Sling
- Reconstruction Of Bifrontal, Superior
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Removal Of Implant
- Repair Of Anterior Palate
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Repair Perineum Muscle
- Reposition Mandible With Internal Fixation
- Reposition Maxilla With Internal Fixation
- Reposition Orbit With Internal Fixation
- Reposition Zygomatic Bone With Internal Fixation
- Rhinoplasty
- Scalp Skin Repair
- Scar Revision
- Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
- Shaving Of Lesion
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Tag Removal
- Smas Flap Rhytidectomy
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Head And Neck
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Trunk
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Upper Extremity
- Thigh Lipectomy
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Repair
- Zygomatic Arch Fracture Treatment
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Student Resources
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- UHC Passport
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HighMark
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania GME (2001)
Fellowship: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (2001)
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania GME (2000)
Internship: University of Pennsylvania (1997)
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania (1993)
Medical School: Uc Davis (1986)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025