Dr. Stephan Baker, MD, FACS, is a Coral Gables–area board-certified plastic surgeon recognized for his extensive experience in aesthetic surgery of the face, breasts, and body. At his private practice near Coral Gables, he provides surgical and nonsurgical treatment guided by careful planning, anatomical balance, patient safety, and natural-looking refinement. His professional background combines American surgical education, advanced plastic-surgery training, international aesthetic influences, academic involvement, clinical research, and decades of private-practice experience. He is certified by both the American Board of Plastic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.
Dr. Baker earned his undergraduate degree in chemistry from Oberlin College, graduating magna cum laude with high honors. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and the Sigma Xi scientific research society and completed a research project at the National Institutes of Health. He subsequently earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. His postgraduate training included a five-year general-surgery residency and chief residency through Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons at St. Luke’s–Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York. He then completed four years of plastic and reconstructive surgery residency, chief residency, and fellowship training at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center under influential plastic surgeon Dr. D. Ralph Millard Jr. Official biography
His additional professional development includes focused training in liposculpture in Rome and São Paulo, aesthetic breast surgery at the Brazilian Institute for Cancer Control, and vertical breast-reduction techniques in Canada. Dr. Baker also earned an Executive MBA in Health Administration from the University of Miami and was elected to the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society. His published professional profile lists an academic appointment as a voluntary assistant professor of surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine. He has also participated as a clinical research investigator in FDA-approved cosmetic protocols and volunteered on reconstructive surgical missions in Colombia, Panama, and the Philippines through Operation Smile International.
Dr. Baker is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. His professional memberships include the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, The Aesthetic Society, the Florida Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Miami Society of Plastic Surgeons, the Florida Medical Association, and the Dade County Medical Association. Publicly listed hospital and surgical-facility affiliations include Baptist Health South Miami Hospital, Baptist Health Medical Arts Surgery Center, Bayside Ambulatory Surgery Center, and HCA Florida Mercy Hospital. These credentials reflect continued engagement with established surgical organizations, accredited medical institutions, professional education, and recognized standards of plastic-surgery practice.
A defining feature of Dr. Baker’s philosophy is the combination of honesty, integrity, precision, and individualized decision-making. His practice emphasizes understanding each patient’s anatomy, motivations, lifestyle, concerns, and realistic expectations before recommending surgery. Dr. Baker describes a meticulous process in which he mentally plans each operation, performs it with close attention to detail, and reviews it afterward to identify opportunities for continued improvement. Rather than applying a single aesthetic ideal to every patient, his approach is designed to preserve individuality, create proportionate changes, and pursue results that complement the patient’s existing facial features or body structure. In-office and virtual consultations are available for local, regional, and out-of-town patients.
Services offered include facelift, male facelift, neck lift, brow lift, rhinoplasty, eyelid surgery, facial fat grafting, facial rejuvenation, otoplasty, breast augmentation, breast lift, breast reduction, breast implant removal, breast implant exchange, revision breast surgery, gynecomastia surgery, tummy tuck, mommy makeover, liposuction, Botox® Cosmetic, and dermal fillers. His Coral Gables–area location is accessible to patients from Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, South Miami, Pinecrest, Key Biscayne, Brickell, Downtown Miami, Kendall, Doral, Palmetto Bay, Miami Beach, and communities throughout Greater Miami.
📍 Location: Stephan Baker, MD, FACS, Merrick Pointe, 3850 Bird Road, Suite 702, Miami, Florida 33146, USA—near Coral Gables and the Village of Merrick Park.
