Alva S. Baker, MD, CMD
- The Copper Ridge Institute
- Instructor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- bakera@emaseniorcare.org
Biography
Alva S. Baker, MD, CMD, a certified geriatrician, was the Medical Director for EMA since the opening of Fairhaven, a continuing care retirement community, in 1980. He was also engaged in the private practice of medicine in Westminster, Maryland, until July of 1994, when concurrent with the opening of Copper Ridge, a facility dedicated to care, teaching and research for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory impairing disorders, he began working full time for EMA.
He is a member of the American Geriatrics Society and of the Southern Medical Association. A Certified Medical Director, he is a member of the American Medical Directors Association and served as its President in 2007-2008. He is also a member of Carroll Home Care and the Partnership for a Healthier Carroll County. Dr. Baker is an Associate Medical Director for Carroll Hospice. He is a member of the Medical Staff of Carroll Hospital Center in the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Baker is the Executive Director of The Copper Ridge Institute.
Education
- University of Maryland School of Medicine – Doctor of Medicine
- Residency- University of Maryland Hospital
- Fellowship in Internal medicine, University of Maryland
Selected Publications
- Leroi I, Samus QM, Rosenblatt A, Onyike CU, Brandt J, Baker AS, Rabins P, Lyketsos C. A comparison of small and large assisted living facilities for the diagnosis and care of dementia: the Maryland Assisted Living Study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2007 Mar;22(3):224-32.
- Lyketsos CG, Samus QM, Baker A McNabney M, Onuyike CU, Maryer L, et al. The impact of dementia and treatment of dementia on time to discharge from Assisted Living facilities: The Maryland Assisted Living Study. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 July;55(7):1031-1037.
- Rao V, Spiro J, Samus QM, Rosenblatt A, Baker A, Brandt J, Mayer L, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. Insomnia and daytime sleepiness in people with dementia residing in assisted living: Findings from the Maryland Assisted Living Study. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Feb;23(2):199-206.
- Rosenblatt A, Samus QM, Onyike CU, Baker A, McNabney M, Brandt J, Rabins PV, Lyketsos CG. Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in Assisted Living: Patterns of use and association with retention. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2008 Feb;23(2):178-84.
- Tighe SK, Leoutsakos JS, Carlson M, Onyike CU, Samus Q, Baker A, Brandt J, Rabins PV, Mayer L, Rosenblatt A, Lyketsos CG. The Association between Activity Participation and Time to Discharge in the Assisted Living Setting. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry, in press.