Prof. Steven Baker

Prof. Steven Baker   

 MD, PhD, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dr. Baker obtained his undergraduate degree in Physical Education at Wilfrid Laurier University followed by a Bachelor of Education from the University of Western Ontario. He then studied skeletal muscle physiology at the University of Waterloo where he obtained his MSc degree in 1996. He completed undergraduate medical training at McMaster University in 2000 followed by a residency program in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation where he sub-specialized in neuromuscular disorders. He currently works in McMaster’s Neuromuscular/Neurometabolic Clinic coordinating the peripheral nerve service. His areas of interest include acquired and hereditary peripheral neuropathies and toxic myopathies. He currently holds the Hamilton Hospital Assessment Centre Endowed Chair in Neuromuscular Rehabilitation and is the Research Director for the Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.