Mark Baker, M.D.
Dr. Mark B. Baker was raised in Springdale, Arkansas and graduated high school there in 1992. In 1996, he received his Bachelor of Arts from Hendrix College (Conway, Arkansas), which he attended on academic scholarship, and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in History. Dr. Baker received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in 2000, and by graduating within the top 10% of his class, he was elected to the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. From 2000 to 2005, he finished a general surgery internship and urology residency at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Baker has been in private practice in Eastern Hillsborough County since August of 2005. He currently has operative privileges at Brandon Regional Hospital, South Bay Hospital, Tampa General Hospital, South Florida Baptist Hospital, and St. Joseph's Hospital - South.
Dr. Baker maintains Board certification in Urology and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He is a member of the American Urological Association, the Southeastern Section of the AUA, the American Society for Clinical Urologists, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, and the American Urogynecologic Society.
In addition to caring for all aspects of general urology, Dr. Baker has developed a focus and expertise in the management of certain urologic conditions and specialties. Dr. Baker was the first surgeon in Florida to complete a TransVesical Single Port Robotic Radical Prostatectomy. Single Port Robotic Surgery for Kidney, Prostate, and Bladder pathology has demonstrated less pain and a much faster time to recovery for patients. Often times, the patient is discharged home on the day of surgery.
Dr. Baker has performed a large number of robotic and laparoscopic surgeries. This volume and experience with a diversity of procedures makes him a local leader in this field. These surgeries include:
- Da Vinci Single-Port
- Robotic Prostatectomy and extended nodal dissection
- Robotic Cystectomy and urinary diversion
- Adrenalectomy
- Partial Nephrectomy, including selective arterial clamping to achieve less renal ischemia
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
- Robotic Urologic Reconstruction
Education:
- Hendrix College - BA in History, Conway, AR
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – Doctor of Medicine - Little Rock, AR
Internship:
- University of South Florida College of Medicine - General Surgery, Tampa FL
Residency:
- University of South Florida College of Medicine - Urology, Tampa FL
Board Certification:
- Board Certified - Urology
Medical Accreditations:
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
Clinical Expertise:
- Urology
- Urological Surgery
Professional Society Membership:
- American Urological Association – National
- American Urological Association - Southeastern Section
- American Society for Clinical Urologists
- Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons
- American Urogynecologic Society
- Florida Urologic Society
- Hillsborough County Medical Society
Special Interests:
- Advanced Robotics/Laparoscopic Surgery - SRC Certified Surgeon of Excellence and Master Surgeon in Robotic Surgery
- Robotic Prostatectomy and extended nodal dissection
- Robotic Cystectomy and urinary diversion
- Adrenalectomy
- Partial Nephrectomy, including selective arterial clamping to achieve less renal ischemia
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Robotic Sacrocolpopexy
- Robotic Urologic Reconstruction
- Female Urologic Reconstruction and Pelvic Health
- Interstim (Sacral Nerve Stimulation)
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Bladder Botox
- Male and Female urethral slings
- Urethral Bulking
- Male Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- UroLift
