Dr. Baumhauer is a tenured Professor of Orthopaedics and serves as the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs for the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. In addition to providing clinical care, she holds the position as a board of director of Accountable Health Partners, ACO for the Rochester Region.
She received a BS from Springfield College, MS from Middlebury College, and MD from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. She completed orthopaedic residency in Vermont and a Fellowship in Foot and Ankle Surgery in Wisconsin. She earned a MPH from the UR School of Public Health.
Dr. Baumhauer is the past president of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS), Eastern Orthopaedic Association and the PROMIS Health Organization. She has published over two hundred peer reviewed papers and book chapters. Her research interest focuses on the use of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical decision-making to improve the care provided to patients. She has studied how collecting and sharing PROs affect patient engagement, patient satisfaction and clinical efficiency.