Dr. John Baker
John W. Baker, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a board certified, Bariatric and General Surgeon, in solo practice in Little Rock, AR since 1992. He currently is the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. He has worked on the Professional Liability, Standards and Research Committees of the ASBS as well. He also participates in the International Bariatric Surgery Registry (IBSR) and is on its Medical Advisory Committee.

The Arkansas State Medical Board asked him to chair a committee to establish a list of complications for mandated informed consent for gastric Bypass pursuant to Act 1356 of the Arkansas General assembly of 2003. He has worked as a peer reviewer for Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care.

Dr. Baker completed a six year accelerated MD program through LSUMC – Shreveport in 1983. He completed his General Surgery training in 1988 at LSU Hospital in Shreveport. He was Chief Administrative resident from 1987-88. He is a member of American Society for Bariatric Surgery, IFSO, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, ASPEN, and the Arkansas State Medical Society.

Ongoing data collection and patient outcomes tracking are important, he participates in the IBSR, International Bariatric Surgery Registry. You may email him at jbsurg@obesity-surgery.net.

Becky Turk
Becky is office manager and has been with Dr. Baker since his practice opened in September 1992. Becky talks to the patients that call in about gastric bypass. She can answer many of your questions and knows from personal experience as she has had gastric bypass. She has two grown daughters, and five grandchildren. She has been an obese person all of her life with a top weight of 378 pounds as of July of 98. Dr. Baker did gastric bypass on her and she has lost 196 pounds to date and has a new and better life. She enjoys her yard work, her grandchildren, and SHOPPING, something she never enjoyed before. You may e-mail her at bturk@obesity-surgery.net and visit if you would like; she loves to share her story.

A Personal Note from Becky :  LET US HELP YOU---HELP YOURSELF.

If your weight has become insufferable for you and you want help, visit our web site. Dr. Baker won't offer you a miracle cure, but he will help you put your life and health back together and he will help you keep it that way. Dr. Baker has a genuine concern for the obese population. He treats each case one on one. He's more than a surgeon, he takes part in your success after surgery and will educate you on how to live healthy after bypass. We have a licensed dietician and wonderful caring staff that truly understand what you have been through and where you want to go.

Courtney Sutterfield
Courtney Sutterfield, MS., RD,LD. is our dietician. She has been a dietician at Baptist Medical Center for four years and worked with us for four years. She has experience with outpatient nutritional counseling and enoys helping people to understand that eating healthy doesn't have to be a bad thing. Nutrition counseling is provided as a one to one session and is tailored to suit each individual's needs. She is married and enjoys cooking, walking, and spending time with friends

Christy Lockard
Christy Lockard came to work for Dr. Baker 10/23/2000. She has two children. Christy schedules surgery once insurance approval is obtained. She is the contact person prior to surgery during the prior aproval process with questions regarding records, lab, insurance benefits, and pre-certification. She can be reached at clockard@obesity-surgery.net.