Jason V Baker, M.D., is an assistant professor of medicine in the division of I.D.I.M. and staff physician at HCMC. His clinical practice includes HIV medicine and inpatient general infectious disease consultation. He is conducting clinical research on cardiovascular and other common end-organ complications in persons with HIV infection, with emphasis on the mechanisms and disease risk related to vascular damage.
Dr. Baker’s post-secondary education began at the University of Wisconsin (Madison) where he earned a B.S. (1996). He continued on at UW for medical school (1997-2001), before moving to Portland, OR for his Internal Medicine training (2001-2004) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). He then completed a clinical and research fellowship in infectious diseases and international medicine at the University of Minnesota, where he also earned a Master’s degree in clinical research. During fellowship he initially conducted HIV pathogenesis research with Dr. Schacker’s group, and later focused on clinical trial projects with Drs. Jim Neaton and Keith Henry.
Dr. Baker’s research is currently funded through a U of Minn NIH K12 award. He is collaborating with Drs. Jim Neaton, Keith Henry, Daniel Duprez and Richard Grimm of the U of Minn. In addition to ongoing projects at the HCMC HIV clinic (Positive Care Center), he collaborates with the CDC sponsored SUN study (Study to Understand the Natural history of HIV/AIDS in the era of effective therapy) examining long-term complications resulting from HIV infection and anti-retroviral therapy. In addition he wokrs with the INSIGHT network (International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials) on multi-center HIV treatment studies, and serves as a co-convener of the INSIGHT cardiovascular interest group.
Selected Publications:
Baker JV, Peng G, Rapkin J, Abrams D, Silverberg MJ, MacArthur RD, Cavert WP, Henry WK, Neaton JD for the Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA). CD4+ cell count and risk of non-AIDS diseases following initial treatment for HIV infection. AIDS 2008;22(7):841-848.
Baker JV, Peng G, Rapkin J, Krason D, Reilly C, Cavert WP, Abrams D, MacArthur RD, Henry WK, Neaton JD for the Terry Beirn Community Programs for Clinical Research on AIDS (CPCRA). Poor initial CD4+ Recovery with Antiretroviral Therapy Prolongs Immune Depletion and Increases Risk for AIDS and Non-AIDS Diseases. JAIDS 2008;48:541-546
Estes J, Baker JV, Brenchley JM, Khoruts A, Barthold JL, Bantle A, Reilly C, Beilman G, George M, Douek DC, Haase AT, and Schacker TW. Collagen deposition limits immune reconstitution in the gut. JID 2008;198:456-464.
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