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Arthur Wakefield Baker

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2023 - Present Medicine, Infectious Diseases, Medicine

Recent Publications


A change of heart: Limitations of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) surveillance strategies in identifying surgical site infections after heart transplant surgery.

Journal Article Am J Infect Control · July 2025 Surgical site infections (SSI) surveillance after heart transplantation is critical for preventing SSI. We analyzed the accuracy of 3 SSI surveillance systems: National-Healthcare-Safety-Network (NHSN), Society-of-Thoracic-Surgeons (STS), and detailed manu ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology of Healthcare Facility-Associated Nontuberculous Mycobacteria From 2012 Through 2020 in a 10-Hospital Network in the United States.

Journal Article Clin Infect Dis · May 13, 2025 BACKGROUND: Data on the epidemiology of healthcare facility-associated (HCFA) nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are sparse. We performed a multicenter longitudinal cohort study of HCFA NTM epidemiology. METHODS: We retrospectively analyzed positive culture ... Full text Link to item Cite

HOPE in every breath and heartbeat: Understanding transplant eligibility, access barriers, and clinical outcomes in thoracic transplantation in persons with HIV.

Journal Article JHLT Open · May 2025 BACKGROUND: Persons with human immunodeficiency virusĀ (PWH) are living longer, leading to increased end-organ disease from chronic illness. Organ transplantation improves survival in patients with end-organ disease yet remains a constrained resource due to ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · 2015 M.P.H.
University of Kentucky, College of Medicine · 2008 M.D.