Dr. Steven Baker is a clinical pathologist specializing in transfusion medicine and hemostasis. Dr. Baker is the Divisional Chief Medical Officer for the North Central Division of the American Red Cross and the Regional Medical Director for the State of Georgia. He joined the Red Cross in October of 2024. Dr. Baker obtained a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Cornell University in 2005. He completed his MD and PhD training in the combined MSTP at Baylor College of Medicine in 2014. He then performed a residency in clinical pathology at Stanford University, before a post-doctoral fellowship/instructorship in coagulation and fellowship training in transfusion medicine, also at Stanford. He joined the faculty of the University of Utah department of pathology as an Assistant Professor in 2021 where he served as the Associate Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine until 2024, prior to joining the Red Cross.
