John-Baker-Obituary

Dr. John Dennis Baker M.D.

Los Angeles, California

1938 - 2021

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November 25, 1938 - January 26, 2021 It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. J. Dennis Baker, MD, Professor Emeritus of Surgery on January 26, 2021 due to heart failure. Dr. Baker was a gifted surgeon, educator, mentor, administrator, and dedicated...

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Kay It is Jill Oberheim ----from Santa Monica and San Francisco I just read (rather late) about Denny All brought back good memories of Santa Monica Ca....Jill Obereim

Denis fue mi residente en Jefe cuando yo era junior en el hospital Ford entre 1973 y 1977.Fue muy amistoso,tenia muy buen caracter, buenos conocimientos, y bromista.Soy medico en Peru y el hablaba a veces español conmigo. No olvido su imagen: alto,delgado,blanco,de cara rosada,miope,con lentes sujetos por una liga negra.Era rapido para tomar decisiones.Una pena su perdida.Carlos Alvarez MD.

What a wonderful man. We worked together at IAC and other places. He had so much to teach me as a doctor and a person.

I loved visiting with Denny and Kay at many St. Paul’s functions, often after 7:30 AM Sunday Mass, which they attended regularly. I will miss him. We had a mutual friend , Fr. Bill Neenan SJ, who loved Kay and Denny also.

Kay and Family - I'm so sorry to hear of your loss. What an accomplished man. Sending you prayers and hugs!!

He will always be Denny to me. As my first boss as a Physician Assistant, he was kind, patient, taught knowledge that I would have never gotten anywhere else, pushed me to achieve when I thought I couldn't, taught me that a disorganized office doesn't mean a disorganized mind, and made me and my family feel that we were a part of his family. I lost touch with him and the family after his retirement from the VA, and the loss of the phone number due to a cell phone. I always tried to send...