Talia Baker, MD, is an internationally renowned, expert and leader with more than 20 years of outstanding achievements in the field of transplantation. She joins the University of Utah as the Chief of the Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery.
Dr. Baker comes to us from the University of Chicago, where she served as Professor of Surgery, Director of Transplant Oncology, Director of Living Donor Liver Transplantation, and as Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation. Dr. Baker completed her general surgical residency at the New York-Presbyterian Medical Center, followed by her multi-organ transplant fellowship training at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she remained until her appointment at the University of Chicago.
Dr. Baker is the Executive Medical Director of the Transplant Service Line, Surgical Director of Liver Transplantation, and Chief of the Division of Transplantation and Advanced Hepatobiliary Surgery at the University of Utah. Dr. Baker brings extensive leadership experience and as Division Chief, she will work collaboratively with the surgical transplant service line team and affiliates, including transplant services at Primary Children’s Hospital and Intermountain Medical Center, and Hepatobiliary Oncology at Huntsman Cancer Institute and Hospital.
For more information on University of Utah Health's Transplant Services, please visit our website: healthcare.utah.edu/transplant
