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Joel Wilson Baker, MD
Editor Claude H. Organ, Jr, MD
Oakland, Calif
L. William Traverso, MD;
Philip C. Jolly, MD
Seattle, Wash
Arch Surg. 1999;134:970.
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Born in Shenandoah, Va, in 1905, Dr Joel Baker graduated from medical school at the University of Virginia in 1928 and was recruited by Virginia Mason (VM) Hospital and Clinic founder Dr James Tate Mason, Sr, to Seattle, Wash, for his internship at VM. Dr Baker continued under a surgical preceptorship with Dr Mason and stayed at VM as a member of the medical staff for 42 years, he served as chair of the Department of Surgery for 34 years, and he was chair of the clinic for 19 years (1945-1964).
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Joel Wilson Baker, MD (Photograph provided courtesy of Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Wash.)
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He combined a keen sense of humor with superb judgment, unmatched technical ability, personal discipline, and remarkable administrative talents. He had the unique ability of involving others in the administrative process, . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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