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Wendy Baer MD

  • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 778-5995
  • wendy.baer@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Hematology Oncology - Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta
  • Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta

Education

Degrees

  • Premedical Chemistry Coursework from Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga
  • BA from Washington and Lee University, Lexington
  • MD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

Research

Publications

  • Advancing Measurement of the Sources and Consequences of Burnout in a Comprehensive Cancer Center: A Structural Equation Modeling Analysis.
    Am J Med Qual Volume: 37 Page(s): 95 - 102
    03/01/2022 Authors: Ash MJ; Baer W; Peacock C; Haardrfer R; Mascaro JS
  • Kynurenines increase MRS metabolites in basal ganglia and decrease resting-state connectivity in frontostriatal reward circuitry in depression.
    Transl Psychiatry Volume: 11 Page(s): 456
    09/04/2021 Authors: Chen X; Beltran DJ; Tsygankova VD; Woolwine BJ; Patel T; Baer W; Felger JC; Miller AH; Haroon E
  • Associations among peripheral and central kynurenine pathway metabolites and inflammation in depression.
    Neuropsychopharmacology Volume: 45 Page(s): 998 - 1007
    05/01/2020 Authors: Haroon E; Welle JR; Woolwine BJ; Goldsmith DR; Baer W; Patel T; Felger JC; Miller AH
  • Concerns of Patients With Cancer on Accessing Cannabis Products in a State With Restrictive Medical Marijuana Laws: A Survey Study.
    J Oncol Pract Volume: 15 Page(s): 531 - 538
    10/01/2019 Authors: Singh V; Zarrabi AJ; Curseen KA; Sniecinski R; Welsh JW; McKenzie-Brown AM; Baer W; Gillespie TW
  • Perioperative anxiety and depression in patients undergoing abdominal surgery for benign or malignant disease.
    J Surg Oncol Volume: 120 Page(s): 389 - 396
    09/01/2019 Authors: Williams H; Jajja MR; Baer W; Balch GC; Maithel SK; Patel AD; Patel D; Patel SG; Stetler JL; Winer JH
  • Antidepressant treatment resistance is associated with increased inflammatory markers in patients with major depressive disorder.
    Psychoneuroendocrinology Volume: 95 Page(s): 43 - 49
    09/01/2018 Authors: Haroon E; Daguanno AW; Woolwine BJ; Goldsmith DR; Baer WM; Wommack EC; Felger JC; Miller AH
  • Psychosis Due to Disseminated Cryptococcal Infection and Delirium in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
    Psychosomatics Volume: 59 Page(s): 394 - 399
    01/01/2018 Authors: Kim J; Hartzell G; Rezaii N; Gensler L; Baer W; Young R; Schwartz AC
  • Teaching professionalism in the digital age on the psychiatric consultation-liaison service.
    Psychosomatics Volume: 52 Page(s): 303 - 309
    01/01/2011 Authors: Baer W; Schwartz AC
  • Families' perception of the added value of hospice in the nursing home.
    J Am Geriatr Soc Volume: 48 Page(s): 879 - 882
    08/01/2000 Authors: Baer WM; Hanson LC
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