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Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street
    New Haven, CT 06504

Carl Baum, MD, MSc

Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pediatrics
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Patient type treated
Child
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
Not Applicable
Board Certified in
Medical Toxicology, Pediatric Emergency Medicine , and Pediatrics

Biography

Carl R. Baum, MD, FAAP, FACMT, is a professor of pediatrics and of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He treats pediatric emergency patients at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and also specializes in medical toxicology, which includes the care of children with lead poisoning.

Dr. Baum says he enjoys the variety of his work in the Pediatric Emergency Department. “Every week I see something that I’ve never seen before,” he says. “We encounter everything under the sun. It’s the front door to the hospital.”

He was drawn to toxicology and environmental health because of the many ways exposure to hazardous materials such as lead (which is naturally occurring but can end up in deteriorated paint dust) can affect people of all ages and every organ system.

Dr. Baum is director of the Yale Regional Lead Treatment Center, which sees children referred from primary care providers for evaluation and management of lead poisoning. The center offers inpatient and outpatient treatment, as needed, as well as support from a social worker. “There is a renewed interest in pediatric lead poisoning, which most children in the United States get from their homes from paint dust that contains lead,” Dr. Baum says. “We teach parents about exposure routes and how to protect children from further exposure if they’re already in—as we say—a lead-infested house. Ultimately, the best solution is not to move into a house that has lead paint at all, if possible.”

In 2019, Dr. Baum was named medical director of a five-year, federally funded $12.5 million grant to address pediatric environmental health. Nationally, he also serves as a member of the executive committee of the Council on Children and Disasters (American Academy of Pediatrics), Medical Toxicology Sub-board (American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Emergency Medicine), and the National Biodefense Science Board (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

Titles

  • Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and of Emergency Medicine

Education & Training

  • Fellow
    Boston Children's Hospital (1996)
  • Intern & Resident
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1993)
  • MD
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1990)
  • MSc
    Brown University, Geological Sciences (1983)
  • AB
    Dartmouth College, Earth Sciences (1981)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street
    New Haven, CT 06504

Biography

Carl R. Baum, MD, FAAP, FACMT, is a professor of pediatrics and of emergency medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. He treats pediatric emergency patients at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and also specializes in medical toxicology, which includes the care of children with lead poisoning.

Dr. Baum says he enjoys the variety of his work in the Pediatric Emergency Department. “Every week I see something that I’ve never seen before,” he says. “We encounter everything under the sun. It’s the front door to the hospital.”

He was drawn to toxicology and environmental health because of the many ways exposure to hazardous materials such as lead (which is naturally occurring but can end up in deteriorated paint dust) can affect people of all ages and every organ system.

Dr. Baum is director of the Yale Regional Lead Treatment Center, which sees children referred from primary care providers for evaluation and management of lead poisoning. The center offers inpatient and outpatient treatment, as needed, as well as support from a social worker. “There is a renewed interest in pediatric lead poisoning, which most children in the United States get from their homes from paint dust that contains lead,” Dr. Baum says. “We teach parents about exposure routes and how to protect children from further exposure if they’re already in—as we say—a lead-infested house. Ultimately, the best solution is not to move into a house that has lead paint at all, if possible.”

In 2019, Dr. Baum was named medical director of a five-year, federally funded $12.5 million grant to address pediatric environmental health. Nationally, he also serves as a member of the executive committee of the Council on Children and Disasters (American Academy of Pediatrics), Medical Toxicology Sub-board (American Board of Pediatrics and American Board of Emergency Medicine), and the National Biodefense Science Board (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services).

Titles

  • Professor of Pediatrics (Emergency Medicine) and of Emergency Medicine

Education & Training

  • Fellow
    Boston Children's Hospital (1996)
  • Intern & Resident
    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (1993)
  • MD
    University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1990)
  • MSc
    Brown University, Geological Sciences (1983)
  • AB
    Dartmouth College, Earth Sciences (1981)

Additional Information

Locations
Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street
    New Haven, CT 06504
Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
1 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06504
  • Yale Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
    1 Park Street
    New Haven, CT 06504