Biographical Sketch for Shan R. Baker, M.D.
Faculty, University of Michigan Medical School, 1977-2019
Professor and Chief, Section of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, 1989-2014
Director, Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery, University of Michigan 1990-2014.
Professor Emeritus, Section of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Michigan, 2019
Training
• B.A. degree – Drake University, 1967 (Phi Beta Kappa)
• M.D. degree – University of Iowa, 1971
• M.S. degree – University of Iowa, 1977
• Resident in General Surgery, University of California, San Diego, 1971-1973
• Resident in Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Iowa, 1973-1977
Awards
William K. Wright Award for service in education and leadership, awarded at the AAFPRS Fall Meetings, Toronto, 2006
Larry D. Schoenrock Award for service from the ABFPRS awarded at the AAFPRS Fall Meetings, Toronto, 2006
University of Michigan Lifetime Achievement Award awarded by the Dean of the University of Michigan Medical School, October, 2012
Credentials
• American Board of Otolaryngology (ABMS)
• American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• American Board of Cosmetic Surgery
• Member: AMA, ACS, and Michigan State Medical Society
Military Service
• Army Reserve (Captain), 1972-1979
Academic Activities
• Published 162 scholarly publications in peer review journals
• Author of 79 chapters in textbooks dealing with facial plastic surgery
• Author of 8 textbooks on facial reconstructive surgery
• Author/Editor: Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Head and Neck, Churchill Livingstone 1989
• Author/Editor: Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction, Mosby 1995
• Author: Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction, 2nd Edition, Mosby 2007
• Author: Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction, 3rd Edition, Elsevier 2014
• Author: Local Flaps in Facial Reconstruction, 4th Edition, Elsevier 2021
• Author: Principles of Nasal Reconstruction, Springer 2002
• Author: Principles of Nasal Reconstruction, 2nd Edition, Springer 2011
• Past Editorial Board member for nine peer reviewed scientific journals
• Fellowship Program Director, 1988-2012
• Lectured nationally and internationally: England, Canada, Germany, Spain, Italy, The Netherlands, Mexico, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Columbia, Australia, New Zealand, Egypt, Turkey, Dubai UAE, Lebanon, Singapore, China.
Leadership
Chairman of the 10th International Symposium on Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, May 2010
President of the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006-2009
President of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2001-2002
Program Chairman 7th International Symposium on Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 1998
Associate Editor JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery 2012-2015.
Contact Information
Shanb@med.umich.edu.
Mail: Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery University of Michigan, 1500 East Medical Center Dr. Ann Arbor Mi. 48103.
Or: Center for Facial Cosmetic Surgery University of Michigan 19900 Haggerty Rd. Suite 103, Livonia Mi. 48152.
Cell: +1734-6606983