Dr. Azzam Baker is the founder and president of Riverside Pediatric Group. He is among the most highly regarded and well-recognized pediatricians in the country. He has been a leader in a variety of issues pertaining to pediatrics and child advocacy. Dr. Baker has devoted the entirety of his luminous 35-year career to assuring that children receive the best health care possible. Dr. Baker completed his pediatric residency training at the Jersey City MedicalCenter in1978 and thenwent on to complete sub-specialty training in neonatology at United Hospitals Medical Center-UMDNJ,Newark. Dr. Baker founded Riverside Pediatric Group in 1980 in Jersey City's Journal Square. With his uncompromising commitment to delivering the best health care to the patients of Hudson, Passaic and Bergen counties over the subsequent 35 years, Riverside Pediatric Group now is regarded as the premier pediatric group in northern New Jersey with offices in Secaucus, Hackensack, Hoboken, Jersey City, Union City, Bayonne and Ridgefield Park. When Dr. Baker is asked what the secret is to establishing an institution of such excellence in the field of child healthcare, he always responds very simply: "Treat every child and family that you come across with the same respect and passion that you would your own." This simple mantra serves as the fundamental philosophy of the doctors at Riverside Pediatric Group.