Danielle Y. Baek, MD

Undergraduate: Yale University, BS, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, 2000-2004

Medical School: State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate College of Medicine, MD, 2005-2009

Residency: Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center and Baltimore Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2009-2012

Chief Residency: Internal Medicine, Mercy Medical Center and University of Maryland Medical Center, 2012-2013

Board Certification: Internal Medicine

After her year as Chief Resident, Dr. Baek joined the faculty in 2013 and is currently Assistant Professor of Medicine. For 10 years, she served as Associate Division Chief for the Division of Hospitalist and General Internal Medicine, medical director of the Department of Medicine Faculty Practice Office, Internal Medicine as Owings Mills, and at University Health Center. As Associate Chief, Dr. Baek was responsible for the expansion of the ambulatory faculty and clinical operations.

In 2017 she became Associate Program Director and Director of Amulatory Education for the internal medicine residency, and in 2024 became the Program Director of the University of Maryland Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency program. She is responsible for the education and training of over 130 trainees as well as overseeing of our 12 fellowship directors and their training programs. 

Dr. Baek is a general internist and clinician educator. Dr. Baek enjoys teaching and working with the internal medicine residents and medical students. 

Dr. Baek has a strong interest graduate medical education, resident wellness, population health, and transitions of care. 

graduate medical education, population health, resident wellness, transitions of care.