Heather Baer, MD

Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Medical School
  • MD, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine (1994)
Undergraduate School
  • BA, University of Colorado - Boulder (CO) (1986)
Internship
  • St Joseph's Hospital Health Center Program (1995)
Residencies
  • Emory University School of Medicine Program, Neurology (1996)
  • Emory University School of Medicine Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (1999)
Fellowships
  • University of Colorado, Neurology (2009)
  • Emory University School of Medicine Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2000)
Languages
English
Department
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Publications

  • Taylor CM 2nd, Baer H, Edgar L, Jenkins JG, Harada N, Helkowski WM, Zumsteg JM, Francisco GE, Sabharwal S, Hamilton RG, Mallow M. Improving the Assessment of Resident Competency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Milestones 2.0. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Feb 1;100(2S Suppl 1):S45-S50. PubMed PMID: 33252467
  • Taylor CM 2nd, Baer H, Edgar L, Jenkins JG, Harada N, Helkowski WM, Zumsteg JM, Francisco GE, Sabharwal S, Hamilton RG, Mallow M. Improving the Assessment of Resident Competency: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Milestones 2.0. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2021 Feb 1;100(2S Suppl 1):S45-S50. PubMed PMID: 33252467
  • https://www.acgme.org/Portals/0/PDFs/Milestones/PhysicalMedicineAndRehabilitationMilestones2.0.pdf?ver=2020-12-02-141419-030
  • Baer HR, Gilbert AR, Forster JE, Ketchum NC, Mallow M, Nguyen VQC. Use of the electrodiagnostic entrustable professional activity for competency assessment in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation training programs. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Sep 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31464758
  • Baer HR, Thomas SP, Pan Z, Tagawa A, Carollo JJ, Heyn PC. Self-reported physical function is associated with walking speed in adults with cerebral palsy. J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2019;12(2):181-188. PubMed PMID: 31227669
  • Mallow M, Moroz A, Nguyen V, Baer H. Development of Observable Practice Activities (OPAs) and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR). Poster presented at: The Association of American Medical Colleges Medical Education Meeting; November 2015; Baltimore, MD
  • Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders. PM&R Knowledge Now. September 2014.
  • Ene H, Finseth T: Other Extrapyramidal Movement Disorders. PM&R Knowledge Now. October 2013.
  • Ene H, McRae C, Schenkman M. Attitudes of people with Parkinson disease toward exercise following participation in an exercise intervention study (accepted 9/2010 for publication in the Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy).
  • Ladley-O’Brien S, Ene H: Medical Complications: Post Traumatic Seizures. Academy of Certified Brain Injury Specialists' Essential Brain Injury Guide. Editors: Hayner and Bashian. In Press.
  • Baer H, Moroz A, Mallow M, Nguyen V. Initial report from the AAP Task Force for the Development of PMR-specific Observable Practice Activities (OPAs) and Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). To be published after the 2016 Annual Meeting of the AAP February 2016.
  • Baer H. The effects of deep brain stimulation on gait and balance in Parkinson disease and essential tremor. Parkinson Association of the Rockies. January 2016.
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Professional Memberships

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R), Member
  • Movement Disorders Society (MDS), Member
  • Parkinson Study Group (PSG), Member
  • American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Member
  • Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP), Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Boulder Health Center
5495 Arapahoe Avenue
Second Floor
Boulder, CO 80303
303-544-3900

UCHealth Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion - Anschutz Medical Campus
1635 Aurora Ct
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Board Certification (2001)
  • Neurology (2009)
Conditions & Treatments
  • Brain and Nervous System
  • Brain and Nervous System - Cerebral Palsy
  • Brain and Nervous System - Movement Disorders
  • Brain and Nervous System - Neuromuscular Diseases
  • Brain and Nervous System - Parkinson's Disease
  • Brain and Nervous System - Spine Diseases and Conditions
  • Brain and Nervous System - Stroke
Clinical Interests
Parkinson disease, essential tremor, stroke, dystonia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, spina bifida, spinal cord injury and neuromuscular disorders.

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Campus Box C290

Aurora, CO 80045


303.724.5375