John Scott Baird, MD

Overview
My current research interests include clinical aspects of critical care medicine, and are focused primarily on understanding and improving the outcome from childhood diseases requiring care in the PICU, particularly pulmonary and renal diseases.
Areas of Expertise / Conditions Treated
- Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at CUMC
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
Languages
- French
- Spanish
Gender
- Male
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Insurance Accepted
Aetna
- EPO
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- NYP Employee Plan
- NY Signature
- POS
- PPO
- Signature Administrators
- Student Health
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Elderplan
- Medicare Managed Care
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- EPO
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Traditional Medicare (NY)
Multiplan
- Multiplan
MVP Health Care
- Child/Family Health Plus
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
Oxford Health Plans
- Freedom
- Liberty
UnitedHealthcare
- Columbia University Employee Plan
- Compass (Exchange)
- HMO
- Medicaid (Community Plan)
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Residency: Los Angeles County Medical Center
- Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Board Certifications
- Pediatrics
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Research
Dr. Baird is engaged in several clinical research projects in the PICU. He has been involved in clinical research focused on spinal muscular atrophy, cystic fibrosis,renal replacement therapy, viral respiratory infections and lung injury, and pediatric transport medicine.
Research Interests
- Continuous renal replacement therapy in children
- Pediatric pulmonary embolus
- Respiratory failure in children
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov