Nicola Jane Baker, MD

Dr. Baker completed a post-bac pre-medical program at the Johns Hopkins University. She then worked as a ski patroller and wilderness guide before moving to Tucson for her medical education, followed by four years in community emergency medicine in Tucson and Nogales before returning to academic medicine at the University of Arizona in 2018. She serves as core faculty for the Tucson Campus residency program and is a facilitator for the Clinical Reasoning Course.

Dr. Baker is working on her Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM) through the Wilderness Medical Society. Dr. Baker is the medical director for the local Search and Rescue group, Southern Arizona Rescue Association, where she also serves as a volunteer rescuer.

Dr. Baker’s personal interests include hiking, mountaineering, rock climbing and mountain biking. She loves living and recreating in Tucson and is an avid University of Arizona basketball fan. Dr. Baker speaks fluent Spanish and enjoys frequent travel to South America.