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Welcome Our New Chief, Dr. Talia Baker

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 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.

PRACTICE LOCATIONS: University of Utah Health Main Hospital, Huntsman Cancer Institute - Clinic 2B, Liver Tumor Clinic, Primary Children’s Hospital Transplant Clinic

For more information visit University of Utah Health Transplant.

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