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Dewleen Baker, MD, Psychiatry, San Diego, CA, Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center

DewleenGayBakerMD

Psychiatry San Diego, CA

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Psychopharmacology

Professor, Psychiatry, UCSD School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Dewleen Baker is a psychiatrist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including VA San Diego Healthcare System and UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest. She received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and has been in practice 36 years. She specializes in child & adolescent psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and psychopharmacology and is experienced in traumatic stress disorders.

Education & Training

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
  • University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine
    University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of MedicineResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
  • Christ Hospital
    Christ HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1982
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1981
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityNo Degree, Pre-Med, 1974 - 1976
  • Stanford University
    Stanford UniversityB.S., Psychology, 1966 - 1968
  • University of Southern California
    University of Southern CaliforniaNo Degree, 1965 - 1966
  • Foothill College
    Foothill CollegeNo Degree, 1964 - 1965

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2005 - 2025
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1985 - 2011
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Certificate of Appreciation for Service VA Central Office Research, 2010
  • Certificate of Appreciation Cincinnati VA Research Service, 2003
  • Distinguished Practitioner Award Kentucky Nurses Association, 1998
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Measuring Novel Antecedents of Mental Illness: The Questionnaire of Unpredictability in Childhood  
    Dewleen Baker, MD, Nature
  • Noninvasive Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation Decreases Whole Blood Culture-Derived Cytokines and Chemokines: A Randomized, Blinded, Healthy Control Pilot Trial  
    Lerman I, Hauger R, Sorkin L, Proudfoot J, Davis B, Huang A, Lam K, Simon B, Baker DG, Neuromodulation, 1/1/2016
  • Polymorphisms at the F12 and KLKB1 loci have significant trait association with activation of the renin-angiotensin system  
    Biswas N, Maihofer AX, Mir SA, Rao F, Zhang K, Khandrika S, Mahata M, Friese RS, Hightower CM, Mahata SK, Baker DG, Nievergelt CM, Vaingankar SM, O'Connor DT, BMC Med Genet, 1/1/2016
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Childhood adversity and combat-related PTSD in OEF/OIF active duty service members and veterans.
    Lemmer, J. A., Goldsmith, A. A., Pittman, J. O. E., & Baker, D. G., Annual Naval Center Combat and Operational Stress Control (COSC) Conference, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2011
  • Use of Sparse Representation of ECG Signals for Pain Detection in an Experimental Deep Pain Model
    Tejman-Yarden S, Leng K, Keltner J, Schilling JM, Strigo I, Baker DG, Moeller-Bertram T, American Academy of Pain Medicine, National Harbor, MD, 1/1/2011
  • Use of Sparse Representation of ECG Signals for Pain Detection in the Cold Pressor Test.
    Tejman-Yarden S, Nguyen T, Wang H, Baker DG, Beizerov A, Saunders MA, Moeller-Bertram T, American Academy of Pain Medicine, National Harbor, MD, 1/1/2011
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Press Mentions

  • US Marines with Brain Injuries More Likely to Develop PTSD
    US Marines with Brain Injuries More Likely to Develop PTSDFebruary 10th, 2016

Hospital Affiliations