Dr. Michael A. Baxter is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics, at the Oklahoma University-Tulsa University School of Community Medicine. He received his D.O. degree from Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005 and completed his pediatric residency at the University of Oklahoma, Tulsa in 2008, and a Child Abuse Pediatric fellowship in 2010. He is the medical director of the child abuse pediatric team at the Children's Advocacy Center of Tulsa and the program director for the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Child Abuse Pediatric Fellowship. Dr. Baxter is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics and is board certified in General Pediatrics and Child Abuse Pediatrics. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a member of the AAP Section on Child Abuse and Neglect and a Member of the Helfer Society.
Dr. Baxter is a registered officiant in Tulsa County and have officiated 5 weddings over the past 15 years. In 2006 he was recruited by a performing group to be in their comedy dinner show in San Francisco after being pulled from the audience during a portion of the show, he respectfully declined.
As Dr. Baxter recently told his daughter’s teachers during the fall parent-teacher meetings, he is amazed at the resiliency they have shown during the COVID-19 pandemic and over the past 3 years as both teachers and students have had to learn a new way to learn. Everyday he is thankful for all who have dedicated their lifework to the profession.
