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Dr. John Baker is in his 31st year (2020-21) as the Head Team Physician for SMU after serving as an orthopedic consultant for the Mustangs since 1986 when he joined the staff at Carrell Clinic in Dallas. He formerly served as the assistant team orthopedic surgeon for the Dallas Cowboys, assistant team physician for the Dallas Stars and coordinator of orthopedic resident training in sports medicine at Baylor University Medical Center.
 
Baker graduated in 1974 from Purdue, where he was a four-year letterman as a scholarship swimmer.  He was valedictorian of his class at the University of Missouri Medical School. Baker completed a general surgery internship at Parkland Hospital and a residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Dallas. He also earned a fellowship in arthroscopy and sports medicine at the Hughstron Orthopedic Sports Medicine Complex in Columbus, Georgia.
 
Baker and his wife, Susie, compete in equestrian jumping.