Our Surgeons

Dr Baecker is a consultant spine surgeon at Auckland City Hospital, specialising in acute spinal injuries, complex spinal surgeries, revision surgeries and spinal tumour surgery since 2023. He is double fellowship-trained, holds multiple doctorates, a PhD, and has authored more than 76 peer-reviewed publications while supervising doctoral research in orthopaedic, trauma, sports and spine science. He collaborates closely with University of Auckland where he holds an honorary Associate Professor title.

Alongside his academic leadership, Dr Baecker brings a strong focus on function and recovery. A lifelong sports enthusiast, he prioritises treatments that restore mobility and long-term quality of life. Care is personal and collaborative: every plan is made with the patient, and surgery is recommended only when it offers clear benefit. Patients can expect precise, evidence-based decision-making focused on durable outcomes and long-term wellbeing.

Qualifications

• Hon A/Prof. – University of Auckland
• A/Prof. – Charité Berlin, Berlin, Germany 
• Doctor – Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany 
• Doctor – Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 
• MD – Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 
• MD/PhD – Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary 
• Orthopaedic vocational registration with MCNZ 

Procedures and Treatment

Surgical and nonsurgical treatment of Spine pathologies

Surgical Expertise

• Cervical Spine 
• Chronic Back Pain 
• Complex Spinal Surgery 
• Degenerative Disc Disease
•  Herniated Discs 
• Minimal invasive spinal surgery 
• Neck pain 
• Sciatica 
• Scoliosis 
• Spinal stenosis 
• Spinal Trauma 
• Spondylolisthesis 
• Thoracic Spine 
• Spinal Tumors 

Post-fellowship Training

2020-2021 Specialist as Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon, Charité Berlin, Berlin Germany

2021-2022 Spinal Fellow, Royal Melbourne Hosptial, Melbourne, Australia

2022-2023 Spinal Fellow, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Since 2023 Senior Medical Officer, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand