Michelle Baack, MD

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Making Sick Babies Healthy

Dr. Baack specializes in caring for newborn babies, and is doing research focused on fetal and neonatal nutrition, infants born to diabetic mothers and cardiac health.

 

Speaks: English

Specialties

  • Children's
  • Children's - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Services

(605) 333-1000

Background Information

Education History

Undergraduate School:
South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
Medical School:
University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD
Residency:
Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine: Creighton - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Fellowship:
Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Certificates:
American Board of Pediatrics - Pediatrics American Board of Pediatrics - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Experience & Research

Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics

Associate Professor, University of South Dakota School of Medicine

Assistant Scientists, Environmental Influences on Health and Disease

My Idea of Care

Losing my first baby to an illness after birth gave me a tender heart for very sick babies and their families. As a neonatologist, I strive to optimize care for premature or sick babies, while supporting families through their NICU journey. As a clinician-scientist, my goal is to understand how early environmental exposures, like nutrition, influence both the short and long-term health of the developing baby.

Personal Interests

Dr. Baack is married and has two children. In her spare time she enjoys running, cooking and outdoor sports.

Awards and Distinctions

Warren L. Jones Faculty Award for excellence in teaching basic medical science, USD-SSOM (2018) APS select distinction in scholarship in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology (2016) The 2016 Chester B. McVay Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research, USD-SSOM NICHD Young Investigator Award (2015) Early Career Award, Perinatal Research Society (2015) Department of Pediatrics Distinguished Researcher Award, USD-SSOM (2015) Physician Leadership Award for South Dakota Easter Seals Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society (2002)

Additional Locations

Sanford Children's Specialty Clinic

1600 W 22nd St.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57117

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Sanford Children's Hospital Sioux Falls

1600 W 22nd St.
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57117

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