James Baird DO, FACOEP, FACEP, FAAEM, FACOI, FAOAAM, FHELA

Dr. James Few Baird, IV, DO, is the Founding Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director and a practicing Emergency Medicine Physician at Inspira Health – Mullica Hill. He has earned the designation of Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Rowan University-School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Baird is also the Medical Director of Education for Gloucester County EMS EMT Training Academy.

A 2009 graduate of the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM), Dr. Baird is triple board certified in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine and has a sub-specialty certification in Addiction Medicine. Dr. Baird completed Fellowship training at the Health Executive Leadership Academy (FHELA) through Seton Hall University in June 2019, and the Training in Health Policy Studies Program (TIPS) at the New York Institute of Technology in June 2014.

In 2020, Dr. Baird was named “Top Doctor” by SJ Magazine and honored by The Community Care Food and Clothing Pantry with the Community Leadership Award at their Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Award Ceremony, January 20, 2020, for his volunteer work in the South Jersey region helping those victims of the Opioid Crisis and those suffering from addiction. In 2019, he was selected to be one of South Jersey Biz magazine’s “Top 20 under 40”. He was awarded the City of Angels “Angels Award” for his community dedication and work in education and treatment of addiction.

In 2018, he was named a “Top Doctor” by SJ Magazine. He received the NJ Narcotics Enforcement Officers Association (NJNEOA) Civilian Leadership Award, a certificate of appreciation from the DEA for “Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Drug Law Enforcement.” In 2017, he was named to the “Who’s Who in Health Care” list published by South Jersey Biz magazine and was recognized as a “Top Physician” and a “Top Doctor”, respectively, by South Jersey and SJ magazines. Dr. Baird was also named to the Philadelphia Business Journal’s 2017 Health Care Innovators & Extraordinary Doctors listing, winning the coveted “Humanitarian Award” for his work in the realm of opioid addiction.