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
- Chin Surgery
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Jaw Surgery
- Rhinoplasty
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Benign Lesion Excision Over 4.0 Cm
- Body Contouring
- Botox Injection
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Lipectomy
- Cheek, Chin, And Neck Rhytidectomy
- Chin Surgery
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Complex Wound Repair
- Cranioplasty
- 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
- Forearm Lipectomy
- Fracture Nasal Inferior Turbinate
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Jaw Surgery
- Lesion Excision
- Lid Margin Repair
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Lower Jaw Advancement
- Malar Fracture Treatment
- Mandibular Condylar Fracture Treatment
- Mandibular Fracture Treatment
- 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
- Otoplasty For Prominent Ears
- Palatoplasty
- Palatoplasty For Cleft Palate
- Pediatric Plastic Surgery
- Ptosis Repair
- Ptosis Repair With Frontalis Sling
- Reconstruction Of Bifrontal, Superior
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Removal Of Implant
- Repair Of Anterior Palate
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- 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 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
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Optimum Choice
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Beech Street PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia (2001)
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania GME (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