Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Jefferson T Baer, MD
Cardiovascular Disease, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiology
4.9 - 817 Ratings
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Medical Office Tower, Fl 6, Atlanta, GA 30308 +1 More LocationsAbout
Dr. Baer grew up in Chapel Hill, NC, and performed his undergraduate work at UNC-Chapel Hill before going to UC-Berkeley for a master's in public health in epidemiology and biostatistics. He came back to UNC-Chapel Hill for medical school before heading to the University of Pennsylvania for his internship and residency. He then completed his cardiology fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle where he trained with Dr. Greg Brown and Dr. John Brunzell focusing on preventive cardiology and lipidology. After coming to Emory in 2008, he began collaborating with Dr. John Puskas and the Emory Cardiothoracic Surgery Center for Clinical Research (CRC) and participated in the Cardiothoracic Surgical Trials Network: Surgical Treatment of Ischemic Regurgitation Trial. His interest and experience with mitral regurgitation and valvular heart disease eventually lead to him becoming the medical director of the Emory University Hospital – Midtown echocardiography lab in 2019. In 2021 he transitioned to Chief of Cardiology at Emory University Hospital - Midtown. He continues to enjoy general cardiology with a special interest in preventive cardiology, lipids, calcium scoring, premature coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease.
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Assistant Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 2004
Locations
Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast
Medical Office Tower, Fl 6
Atlanta,
GA
30308
Emory Heart & Vascular Center at Executive Park
1605 Chantilly Drive Northeast
Ste 301
Atlanta,
GA
30324
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Emory University Hospital Midtown Campus
550 Peachtree Street Northeast, Medical Office Tower, Fl 6, Atlanta, GA 30308Ratings & Reviews
The Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
The greatest
Good
I've been going to Dr.Baer for many years and he is courteous, professional, and very kind and caring.
Dr. Baer is the consummate professional.
very pleasant and professional
Very impressed with the staff. I felt comfortable during my entire visit. He made me feel comfortable.
Dr. Baer always listens attentively as I explain my current situation and is very empathetic. He treats me as an individual and with great respect.
Dr. Baer is very attentive and caring
Encouraged
All good
Thank you. Dr. Baer!
Dr. Baer was wonderful. He listened to all my questions (of which I had many) and addressed them all. He made me feel seen.
Excellent
Dr Baer is great
Dr Baer does an excellent job
Good very concern made app.
Excellent Experience with Dr. Baer.. He gave me great diet and exercise suggestions on top of my checkup. He spent as much time as I needed to discuss everything
THis was my first visit, since my previous doctot left for private practice. I felt confident in what the doctor wanted to do concerning my care.
Dr Baer did a very good job of explaining my condition and treatment options.
From my first visit with Dr Baer I knew I had made the right decision when I left my cardiologist at Piedmont hospital. Dr Baer has been excellent in every aspect of my visits and treatment
A great listener and a very good communicator.
Dr. Baer is an excellent listener, very caring, and discusses all concerns.
Dr. Baer is superb! I would very highly recommend him to family & friends.
LOVE Dr Baer and his entire staff!
I was cared for by Dr. Baer. He carefully listened to me, folded his arms and was very attentive. I told him that I am on the hunt for vegan cheese made without coconut oil. He confirmed that same oil is not good for CAD problems. He is a lovely Dr. To have.
Dr. Baer always listens
Dr Baer is very good and explains everything well.
Listens well
Personable doctor who was efficient yet also took time to ask me questions
Always A Great Experience!
I appreciated the willingness to alter my prescription for statin medication.
Very efficient pleasant andProfessional
I was very impressed with the doctor's concern toward my well being. He made it his business to study my chart to ask questions related to information within. He followed up with some statements and results found and arranged for me to have some tests done to confirm or rule out what is not up to date in MY CHART.
I had a very good experience! Dr Baer was receptive and caring.
I would definitely recommend Dr. Baer and staff. 10 out of 10!
Dr. Baer is a patient's dream for a doctor. Full of ideas, so knowledgeable, listens, cares, connects.
Dr. Bear is an excellent doctor and so nice. Easy to talk to and discuss things with and always such great concern and detail. Very much appreciate his guidance. He is top-notch.
Dr Baer is always very helpful and keeps me healthy and well informed.
Dr Baer is the best. He explains things in easy to understand terms. Hess true care partner, not just a provider
Asked a few questions to see if problems I was having were possible heart related. Simple answer not related. No advice on who to see.
Dr Baer is just an excellent Doctor and Person all around
Great job
Had no problem
Dr. Baer always listens to our concerns, issues and questions He responds without judgment.
Dr. Baer is very professional, thorough and respectful in reviewing and responding to all your concerns as well as presenting his concerns and jointly working out a plan with you to move forward. He ensures all your issues, concerns are addressed.
None bad.
Good
Perfect bed manners, human kindness and heartwarming care. I'm not going to anyone else for my care than Dr. Baer.
Good
DR. BEAR gave me exceptional service. Explained past test and advised future plans
Very Good
Dr Bear is a listener, polite, and informative. The conversation with Dr Baer is very thorough and easy to understand.
Each time I have seen Dr. Baer, it has been great in all these questions. He is personable, answers mt questions, gives perspectives, asks my input, is explanatory and I do not feel rushed in my appointments with him. I am very thankful that he is my cardiologist.
I've already made a recommendation
Dr. Baer is a pleasure to know. He gives background information to explain his recommendations.
Dr. Baer gave me the opportunity to discuss my concerns and to ask any questions that I had. He explained everything in a way that I could understand and was very kind, caring and supportive. I would highly recommend him to my family and friends.
The doctor is very professional and cordial. The doctor answers all of my questions.
Superb clinic visit in every respect!
Very educational visit where everything was explained to great satisfaction.
Unlike many, Dr Baer takes time to listen to concerns. One of best physicians I've ever had
Love Dr Baer. He shows genuine concern and is helpful! Smart nice man!
Yes I will definitely refer anyone that needs this service to this Doctor and office.
The doctor explained everything to me that I could understand. Answered my questions with understanding.
Dr. Baer was fantastic! Appreciate his wisdom, insights, and explanations. Highly recommend him!
I felt very confident In my doctors medical plan.
Doctor Baer was great! Very informative and listened.
Dr. Baer changed one of my BP meds with the goal to keep the systolic reading below 120mm/Hg.
Dr Baer is very attentive, caring and Shows much respect to my needs as a patient.
Dr. Baer is great!
A thoughtful, comprehensive, thoroughly professional, caring visit with Dr. Baer. This is world-class cardiology and medicine at its best .
Good
Dr Baer allows a two way conversation, and is very interested in how I feel about what he's recommending. He also explains a lot and does it very well. He drew me an artery with a patch of cholesterol and explained how heart attacks happen, that really helped me understand better. He always gives me plenty of time in our conversations, and explains things very well.
Everyone, everything was done very well.
Dr. Baer is always attentive to my needs and health. Exceptional!
Good experience with caring.
Dr Baer, as always, listened to my concerns and made appropriate comments and recommendations
Taking a care team approach. Review my endocrinology care plan.
Dr Baer Rocks.
Dr. Baer has always been a wonderful Dr. To get along with. He included me in the care plan and gave me a choice, also cautioning what must follow if my plan did not work with the low dose statin and exercise.
Dr Baer is concerned and very helpful in providing information on getting the best outcome of care
Dr. Baer and team continue to serve me well
Love Dr Baer
Dr Baer is wonderful. My wife, my son, and I all see him. Have also referred at least two friends to him.
Always Excellent
Doctor Baer was comprehensive and gave informative explanations
Great experience
Good
Will definitely recommend Dr. Baer to anyone needing a cardiologist. Spoke in terms a layman could understand. He demonstrated genuine concern for my health. Took extra time to make me comfortable with my path forward. Looked at previous scan and found something.
Dr. Baer is always attentive, respectful and professional.
Dr. Baer is very respectful, professional and knowledgeable about our medical care. He is attentive and answers all our guestions and concerns with respect and clarity.
Very good appointment the doctor was very patient and informative. I wish all my doctors were the same.
Dr. Baer and I always have a brief social chat before the medical concerns. He has a great bedside manner. He always escorts me to the Staff who makes future appointments.
Great job !!!
Dr Baer is a compassionate, knowledgable and kind physician in whom I have complete trust
Dr. Baer has been consistently great in each of my visits with him, both in the past and in this one. He, too, is personable, engaging, helpful, supportive and encouraging as he answers my questions, reviews my tests and blood work and explains what the results mean with me. He is genuinely interested in my well-being as his patient. I am very appreciative to be his patient.
Dr Baer's professionalism and caring for me as a patient has been a tremendous privilege. I especially appreciate his pointing out to me that a medicine I was prescribed a few months ago interacts with Flecainide, a heart medication.
Dr. Baer listened attentively to my situation and concerns, and explained the options, risks, and benefits involved in the treatment in simple terms which I understood. I would highly recommend him to my family, friends and anyone seeking advice.
Good experience
Dr. Baer is an excellent preventive cardiologist.
Good
Great good fine
Dr. Baer is exceptional.
Dr. Baer is very attentive and listens to what I have to say. He is a pleasure to work with.
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE A PATIENT OF DR BAER AS HE IS ALWAYS SO THOROUGH & INFORMATIVE & KIND- THANK YOU
Excellent concern. He went out of his way to look into my problem, even consulting with another MD. Considered and adjusted each of my meds
Both doctor and the nurse were great. Spending more than adequate time and exhibiting excellent courtesy and bed side manner throughout.
This was my first appointment with Dr Baer, cardiologist at the 550 midtown location. This was also a visit to establish care because I had been receiving cardiology care from a physician at Piedmont hospital for the last almost 20 years. I could not have been more pleased with Dr Bayer and his staff. Specifically, Dr Baer took time listening to me and then answering my questions, reviewing my cardiac Care on my chart at Piedmont and asking me questions. All of these are things my previous cardiologist at Piedmont never did in the last 3 to 5 years. Prior to that he had been perfectly acceptable to me but at some point he had an issue with his eye and was not able to perform surgery after that and he was clearly not interested in seeing patients, at least this patient. I have some cardiac issues including an aneurysm and a leaking valve. I cannot say enough good things about Dr Baer and look forward to his continued care for my cardiology issues.
Good
Very Good Experience
Reviewed my history and suggested treatment recommendations.
Dr Baer was great.
Dr Baer is great doctor.
Dr. Baer and his staff always go above and beyond to provide stellar care in every aspect!
I have appreciated each visit with Dr. Baer! He demonstrates his knowledge, skills and discernment in answering my questions and is thorough in understanding and explaining what is needed in treatment plan. I am grateful for he being personable in my appointments with him.
Dr. Baer is always very talkative and mindful in explaining everything he wants me to accomplish. He always says I can call about a problem, or about B/P readings. He iis a doctor who is very easy to interact with.. Never in a hurry.
I'm new to Dr Baer, only third visit. Very pleased with his experience, care, concern, approach and recommendations.
I really liked Dr Baar.
Dr Bauer is very good
Dr. Baer always respond to our questions and concerns. He is very thorough, professional and respectful in his explanations.
Excellent explanations given for cardiac concerns. Allayed a lot of concern.
He was kind and courteous even though he didn't agree that I should be examined.
Great Doctor 5 star
All good
Dr. BAER, listen carefully and patiently to my explanation about my issues. Having concerns about my heart issues,He ordered a PET Scan on the same day. I really appreciated him.
Fortunate to have Dr Baer
Every thing was excellent
Always attentive thorough and pleasant. An excellent, competent, physician.
Dr. Baer is just the best! So professional, so compassionate and kind, so knowledgeable.
Good
Dr,Baer is the very best.
I love Dr. Baer! He's so friendly, he moves at a pace that I don't feel rushed, he listens and is extremely informed. I only wish he had more office hours!
First time meeting Dr. Baer; super impressed. Great doc and nice guy.
Great Job
Dr.Bear was a very good listener and he answered all questions with information and options. He providedi insight into a long supposed mitral valve prolapse that was really something else. A 40 year assumption that he clarified.
Dr. Baer was very professional and respectful.
Dr Baer was very helpful and included me in my care and making sure I understood what was the next steps in my care.
Very good, efficient, professional, friendly
Dr. Baer is a professional provider.
Dr. Baer is the best. Which is why I travel to him instead of a new cardiologist in Detroit.
Dr. Baer is a very good listener
Outstanding physician
The doctor is so approachable, friendly, and caring.
Great physician!
My experience was very good .
Dr. Baer is great! My insurance has changed and he is now out of network, but I will pay a premium just to continue to see him. With great confidence, I have recommended him to others. He is simply the best and I appreciate him and his team so much!
I would definitely recommend Dr Baer
Dr Baer is a wonderful MD, he is engaged, focused and concerned for his patients' well-being.
Excellent excellent excellent
Outstanding physician
Dr Baer was thorough, professional and gentle.
Dr Baer was his customary good natured ,competent self
Dr Baer very patient & thorough. Highly recommend
Recommend, yes.
Dr Baer is golden!!
Dr Baer answered all my several questions with patience, precision and stellar Bedside Manner. Thank you so very much.
Dr became visibly upset when I told him I had sought a second opinion since I have not gotten a diagnosis in 6 months since first visit
Dr. Baer is exceptional. He is a great communicator and is extremely professional while being sincere and approachable about my care options.
Great care and concern
Dr Baer is the best !
Great No Complaints
Great Experience
Dr. Beer is a caring, careful, and collaborative physician. He described treatment options clearly along with an easy to understand risk benefit assessment. He encouraged me to make my own decision on next steps.
Discussed current medications and results of recent blood work and echocardiogram. Discussed echo changes over the last three years. Advised to continue using current medication, annual echo and defer any valve replacement until absolutely necessary. Advised me to monitor my own physical activity and focus on reducing my body weight. Also referred my high calcium level condition to my PCP. I agreed.
It seemed that he had a hard time understanding my concerns. I know he's a Doctor, but it seems to me that he lacks human quality.
Dr . Baer was very informative in regards to care plan.
Dr Baer took time to answer my question.
Dr. Baer and his staff were absolutely AMAZING!
Dr Baer is terrific! First time patient and he was very patient, listened very well, and answered all my questions and made a recommendation.
Great experience
Very professional
Dr. Baer took ample time to discuss my case and laid out strategies for the future
Incredible doctor. Down to earth, patient oriented, well informed & kind
Dr. Baer is very thorough and attentive to all issues and concerns.
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Credentials
Education
- Fellowship: Univ of WA Medical Center, Cardiology, 2008
- Residency: Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, 2004
- Internship: Hospital of Univ of Pennsylvania, Internal Medicine, 2002
- Medical Education: University of NC at Chapel Hill, School of Med, MD, 2001
Board Certifications
- Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography, 2014
- Nuclear Cardiology, Alliance for Physician Certification and Advancement, 2013
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2008
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
