My goal is to educate and empower my patients in managing their chronic health conditions. I want them to become advocates for their own health. I believe in holistic care of an individual, rather than fragmented care.
About Eileen A. Baez Irizarry, MD
Eileen Baez, MD, is a pediatric endocrinologist at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Baez is skilled in treating a wide range of conditions including adrenal gland disorders, hypopituitarism, thyroid disease, diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome.
After earning her bachelor's degree cum laude in biology from the University of Puerto Rico, Dr. Baez graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine in Jalisco, Mexico, in a joint program with New York Medical College. She completed her residency in pediatrics at the State University of New York (SUNY) Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, in Buffalo, New York. Dr. Baez also completed a fellowship in pediatric endocrinology at the Children's Hospital of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans where she earned the Pediatric Fellow Teaching Excellence Award.
Dr. Baez is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric endocrinology. She is a member of the Pediatric Endocrine Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics. While at St. Luke's Health System, Dr. Baez was recognized as Pediatric Provider of the Year by the Idaho Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Committed to advancing research in the field of pediatric endocrinology, Dr. Baez has published research in peer-reviewed publications including the Journal of Pediatrics, the Journal of Investigative Medicine and the Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism.
In her free time, she enjoys traveling, paddle boarding and spending time with her family.
Medical School / Education
Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine, Jalisco, Mexico
Residency
(Pediatrics) State University of New York (SUNY) Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, NY
Fellowship
(Pediatric Endocrinology) Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center / Children's Hospital, New Orleans, LA
Pediatrics, Subspecialty- Pediatric Endocrinology
American Board of Pediatrics
Pediatric Provider of the Year Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, Idaho chapter, 2022
Professional Affiliations
Member, Pediatric Endocrine Society
Member, American Academy of Pediatrics
Shah, S., Baez, EA., Felipe, DL., Maynard JD., Hempe, JM., Chalew, SA. Advanced Glycation Endproducts in children with diabetes. Journal of Pediatrics. Nov. 2013, 163(5):1427-31.
Eileen A. Baez, M.D., Shreepal Shah, M.D., Dania Felipe, M.D., John Maynard, M.S., Suzanne Lefevre, M.D., Stuart A. Chalew, M.D. Skin Advanced Glycation Endproducts are Elevated at Onset of Type 1 Diabetes in Youth. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. Jan. 2015, 28 (1-2): 133-7.
Eileen A. Baez, M.D., Shreepal Shah, M.D., Dania Felipe, M.D., John Maynard, M.S., Stuart A. Chalew, M.D. Correlation of Advanced Glycation Endproducts Estimated from Skin Fluorescence in First-Degree Relatives: The Impact of Adjustment for Skin Pigmentation. J Diabetes Sci Technol. March 2015, 9 (2): 278-81.
H Murphy, J Patrick , E Baez, Y Lacassie, R Gomez, A Vargas, B Barkemeyer, S Kanotra, and R Zambrano. Neonatal Severe Hyperparathyroidism caused by Homozygous Mutation in CASR: A Rare Cause of Life-Threatening Hypercalcemia. Eur J Med Genet. 2016;59(4):227-31.
J. Patel, K. Leong, E. Colin, E. Baez-Irizarry, R. Craver, C. Straatman, E. Valerie, M. Marble, A. Vargas and K. Beatty. The Pheocromocytoma Doesn't Fall Far From the Tree: Pediatric Pheocromocytoma in Mother and Daughter. Journal of Investigative Medicine, Volume 61.
