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Mary Z. Baker, MD
Internal Medicine

Mary Zoe Baker, MD

David Ross Boyd Professor of Medicine
Interim Section Chief 
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 
Paul H. and Doris Eaton Travis Chair in Endocrinology
Edith Gaylord Kinney Presidential Professor


1000 N. Lincoln Blvd., HHDC 2900
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-3252

(405) 271-5896

Mary-Baker@ouhsc.edu


Academic Section(s):

Endocrinology and Diabetes


Education:

  • 1982     Doctor of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK
  • 1977     Master of Science, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
  • ​1977     Research Fellow, Radiation Biochemistry, Lab FRAE, Bologna, Italy
  • 1973     Bachelor of Arts, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK


Residency:

  • 1983 - 1985     Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK

  • 1982 - 1983     Intern, Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK


Fellowship:

  • 1985 - 1987     Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK


Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Diabetes
  • Osteoporosis
  • Pituitary disease
  • Thyroid disease


Select Publications:

Smith, B. J., Leyva, M. J., Stephens, L. D., Aston, C. E., Hermann, J., Payton, M., Baker, M. Z. (2018). Relationship of American Indian blood quantum with osteoporosis risk: a cross-sectional study of American Indian women in Oklahoma. Osteoporosis international: a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA, 29(10), 2251-2260. PMID: 29943190. DOI: 10.1007/s00198-018-4594-6

Jenkins, A., Zhang, S. X., Gosmanova, A. K., Aston, C. E., Dashti, A., Baker, M. Z., Lyons, T., Ma, J.-X. (2008). Increased serum pigment epithelium derived factor levels in Type 2 diabetes patients. Diabetes research and clinical practice, 82(1), e5-7. PMID: 18715664. DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.06.019

Jenkins, A. J., Gosmanova, A. K., Lyons, T. J., May, K. D., Dashti, A., Baker, M. Z., Olansky, L., Aston, C. E., Dale, G. L. (2008). Coated-platelet levels in patients with Type 1 and with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes research and clinical practice, 81(2), e8-10. PMID: 18508150. DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2008.04.004

Hamlett S, and Baker MZ. Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Anemia. EndoTrends 16:3, 2009.

Hasan, M.K., Tierney, W.M. and Baker, MZ Severe Cholestatic Jaundice in Hyperthyroidism after Treatment with 131-Iodine. Am J Med Sci 2004; 328(6):1-3.

Howell P, Kariampuzha S, Kipgen W, Baker, MZ, Williams GR, Title T, Scofield RH. Non-surgical therapy of primary hyperparathyroidism: experience at a low volume institution. J Okla State Med Assoc, 94:561-565, 2001.

Downs, R.W., Bone, H.G., Mellwain, H., Baker, MZ, Yates, A.J., Lombardi, A., Krupa, D., Harning, R. An Open-label Extension Study of Alendronate Treatment in Elderly Women with Osteoporosis. Calcif Tissue Int 1999; 64(6):463-9.

Perry, 3rd, H. M., Bernard, M., Horowitz, M., Miller, D. K., Fleming, S., Baker, M. Z., Flaherty, J., Purushothaman, R., Hajjar, R., Kaiser, F. E., Patrick, P., Morley, J. E. (1998). The effect of aging on bone mineral metabolism and bone mass in Native American women. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 46(11), 1418-22. PMID: 9809765

Baker, MZ, Scofield, RH. Educational needs of internal medicine residency graduates: general internists versus subspecialists. Med Education 32:527-532, 1998.

Liberman, U. A., Weiss, S. R., Bröll, J., Minne, H. W., Quan, H., Bell, N. H., Rodriguez-Portales, J., Downs, Jr, R. W., Dequeker, J., Favus, M., Alendronate Phase III Osteoporosis Treatment Study Group (1995). Effect of oral alendronate on bone mineral density and the incidence of fractures in postmenopausal osteoporosis. The Alendronate Phase III Osteoporosis Treatment Study Group. The New England journal of medicine, 333(22), 1437-43. PMID: 7477143. DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199511303332201

Schiebinger, R. J., Baker, M. Z., Linden, J. (1987). Effect of adrenergic and muscarinic cholinergic agonists on atrial natriuretic peptide secretion by isolated rat atria. Potential role of the autonomic nervous system in modulating atrial natriuretic peptide secretion. The Journal of clinical investigation, 80(6), 1687-91. PMID: 2890660. DOI: 10.1172/JCI113258

Baker, M. Z., Badiello, R., Tamba, M., Quintiliani, M., Gorin, G. (1982). Pulse radiolytic study of hydrogen transfer from glutathione to organic radicals. International journal of radiation biology and related studies in physics, chemistry, and medicine, 41(6), 595-602. PMID: 6981616.

 



Associate Members

Zain Asad, MD

Zain Asad, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
 

Heather Burks, MD

Heather Burks, MD

Associate Professor

Amanda Celii, MD

Amanda Celii, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Associate Director, Trauma Post-Acute Care, EMS liaison

Associate Director, Trauma Outreach/Education

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Assistant Professor

M. Blake Evans, DO

M. Blake Evans, DO

Assistant Professor

Laura Haws, M.D.

Laura Haws, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
 

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Third Year Surgical Clerkship

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor, Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Assistant Chief of Medicine, Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Program
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Alessandra Landmann MD

Alessandra Landmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Fourth Year Surgery Clerkship Director 

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Assistant Professor

Olivia Lust, DO

Olivia Lust, DO

Assistant Professor,
Associate Residency Program Director,
Residency Education Director,
Clinical Medicine Course Assistant Director

Yashas Nathani, MD

Yashas Nathani, MD

Assistant Professor

Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Transport Team, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health

George Salem, MD

George Salem, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center
OU Physicians, Edmond, OK

AGA TOP 25 Fellows 

Shashank S. Shettar, MD FASA

Shashank S. Shettar, MD, FASA

Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Transplant Anesthesiology

Christine Vo, MD

Christine Vo, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
Medical Student Clerkship Co-Director

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Professor, Medicine
Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Director of the Interventional Pulmonary Program, Oklahoma City VAHCS
President, Oklahoma Thoracic Society
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians