- Dr. James W Baker, MD
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Dr. James W Baker, MD
General Surgery
- Tennessee, Knoxville
Overview
Dr. James W Baker, MD works in Knoxville, Tennessee is a specialist in General Surgery, Colon Surgery & Rectal Surgery and graduated Rush Presby St Lukes in 1988. Dr. Baker is affiliated with Baptist Health Care, Mercy Medical Center - St. Mary's and practicing for 41 years
Specialties
- General Surgery
- Colon Surgery & Rectal Surgery
Conditions
• Abdominal Hernia• Achilles Tendon Reconstruction
• Adrenalectomy
• Adult Allergy
• AIDS
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Carcinoid Tumor of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Cervical Spine Reconstruction
• Charcot Reconstruction
• Chelation Therapy
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• Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Complex Contraception
• Concentration Camp Syndrome
• Conjunctivoplasty
• Coronary Heart Disease, Susceptibility to, 4
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Eczema Vaccinatum
• Ependymoma
• Esthesioneuroblastoma
• Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
• Gigantism
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Hip Labral Tear
• Hodgkin's Disease, X-Linked Pseudoautosomal
• Hypnosis (Medical Hypnotherapy)
• Hypocortisolism
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Juvenile Osteoporosis
• Lesion Removal
• Minimally Invasive Open Heart Surgery
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Nasal Papillomas
• Nephritis
• Non-Cardiac Chest Pain
• Open-Angle Glaucoma
• Pelvic and-or Shoulder Dystocia
• Pruritus
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Retina and Vitreous Surgery
• Retinal Macoaneurysm
• Shoulder Fracture Treatment
• Strabismus Treatment
• Ventilation Management
• Vertebral Artery Occlusion
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Procedures
• Abdominal Abscess• Abdominal Hernia
• Abscess
• Adhesiolysis
• Anal and Rectal Cancer
• Anal Fissure
• Anal Fistula
• Anorectal Abscess
• Anoscopy With Removal of Anal Tumor
• Carcinoma in Situ
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• Chronic Constipation
• Colectomy
• Colonic Volvulus
• Colonoscopy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Destruction of Anal Tumor
• Diverticular Diseases
• Dysplasia
• Enterocutaneous Fistula
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Fecal Incontinence
• Fistula
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Hemicolectomy
• Hemorrhoidectomy or Excision of Anal Tags
• Hemorrhoids
• Incisional Hernia
• Interstim® Sacral Nerve Stimulator
• Intestinal Abscess
• Intestinal Fistula
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Intussusception
• Laparoscopic Colectomy
• Laparotomy
• Manometry
• Microscopic Ulcerative Colitis
• MSI-H Colorectal Cancer
• MSI-L Colorectal Cancer
• MSS Colorectal Cancer
• Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair
• Paralytic Ileus
• Pelvic Abscess
• Perianal Abscess
• Pericolic Abscess
• Perirectal Abscess
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Pruritus Ani
• Rectal Bleeding
• Rectal Cancer
• Rectal Prolapse
• Rectourethral Fistula
• Rectovaginal Fistula
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Removal or Destruction of Rectal or Intestinal Tumor (incl. Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, Sigmoidoscopy and Control of Hemorrhage)
• Repair of Anal and Rectal Defects (Anoplasty, Repair of Imperforate Anus, Sphincteroplasty, Rectal Graft)
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Sphincter Reserving Surgery
• Sphincterotomy
• Stomal Ulcer
• Stricture
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Ulcerative Proctosigmoiditis
• Ultrasound, Transrectal
• Vaginal Fistula
• Ventral Hernia
• Vesicocolic Fistula
• Wart Treatment
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 41
State License
- Tennessee
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Rush Presby St Lukes
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1988
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1988
Awards
1 AMA
2 ASCRS
3 Association Sg E
4 SAGES
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Office Locations
Primary location
East Tennessee Colon and Rectal
101 East Blount Avenue Suite 200
Tennessee (TN)
Knoxville
37920
Phone:(865) 549-4638
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
East Tennessee Colon and Rectal, 101 East Blount Avenue Suite 200, Knoxville, Tennessee (TN), 37920
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
- Bluegrass Family Health
- Choice Care Network PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Golden Rule
- Humana
- Medicaid
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Network S
- Open Access
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- POMCO Group
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- Wells Fargo Insurance
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