Dr. Matthew Baker

Biography

Matthew C. Baker, MD, MS, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine, specializing in Immunology and Rheumatology at Stanford University. He is an internationally recognized expert in IgG4-related disease and co-founder of the Stanford Multidisciplinary Sarcoidosis Program. Dr. Baker earned his Bachelor's degree from Pomona College and received his MD from Harvard Medical School, followed by a Master's degree in Epidemiology and Clinical Research from Stanford University. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and a fellowship in Rheumatology at Stanford. His clinical research program is focused on clinical trials, epidemiological studies, and bench-to-bedside translational research. Dr. Baker has designed and led investigator-initiated clinical trials for conditions such as IgG4-related disease, sarcoidosis, Sjögren's syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis. His work aims to understand disease mechanisms and identify novel drug targets, with a particular interest in repurposing existing drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis. Dr. Baker's clinical focus includes sarcoidosis, cardiac sarcoidosis, IgG4-related disease, Sjögren's syndrome, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

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