2022 HONORED ALUMNUS: D. Duane Baldwin ’91

(From left) Jesse A. Dovich ’03, D. Duane Baldwin ’91, and Tamara L. Thomas ’87 at the 2022 APC Gala.

After medical school, Dr. Baldwin remained at Loma Linda University (LLU) for residencies in surgery and urology. He then served five years at Malcolm Grow Medical Center at Andrews Air Force Base and went on to a fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Vanderbilt University. In 2002, Dr. Baldwin joined the LLU department of urology. He is extensively published and served four years as assistant editor of the Journal of Nephrology. He has presented over 500 times and continues to pursue urologic research. An innovator, Dr. Baldwin holds 18 patents and recently developed a laser-guided percutaneous access needle, which significantly decreases radiation exposure during urologic surgery.

Today, Dr. Baldwin continues to serve as director of urologic research as well as program director of the endourology fellowship at LLU. He enjoys mentoring the next generation of urologists. He and his wife, Jennifer Dunbar Baldwin ’91, live in Loma Linda with their two children.