Her research interests include emergency department improvement measures, pediatric diabetic ketoacidosis, pediatric trauma, pediatric medical resuscitation, and care of victims of sexual assault. Named one of the top doctors for Denver, Colorado, in 2009, Dr. Bakes is a physician advisor for the Colorado Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) advisory board. She is a coeditor of Emergency Medicine Secrets, 5th edition. Dr. Bakes has been writing for NEJM Journal Watch Emergency Medicine since 2009.