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Marti F. Baum, MD, is an Assistant Professor at Loma Linda University with dual appointments in the School of Medicine (Department of Pediatrics) and the School of Public Health. Her research focuses on pediatric heart transplantation outcomes, neurodevelopmental effects, and public health disparities related to environmental factors and submersion injuries.
- Education: Doctor of Medicine from Loma Linda University (1979), Bachelor of Arts from Southern Adventist University (1975)
Research Interests: Baum specializes in pediatric transplantation medicine, examining long-term neurodevelopmental and cognitive outcomes post-heart transplant. She also investigates environmental health impacts on children, particularly air pollution effects and health disparities in low-income communities. Recent work includes analyzing social vulnerability indexes and surgical access in underserved regions.
Key Article Trends: Over her career, Baum has published extensively on pediatric heart transplantation (1991–2004), later shifting to public health epidemiology (2013–2024). Her work spans clinical outcomes, infectious complications, environmental health disparities, and injury prevention.
Collaborations: Regularly collaborates with institutions like the University of California and Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities. Key co-authors include Dr. Robert Chinnock and Dr. Christina Sanner.
