Background
Bassan, Jacobo was born on August 25, 1932 in Panama City, Panama. Son of Nessim and Rachel (Mizrachi) Bassan.
Bassan, Jacobo was born on August 25, 1932 in Panama City, Panama. Son of Nessim and Rachel (Mizrachi) Bassan.
Associate of Arts, Canal Zone College, Balboa, Panama Canal Zone, 1952. Bachelor in Pre-Medicine, University Panama, 1954. Doctor of Medicine, University Panama, 1958.
Intern, Hospital Santo Tomas, Panama City, 1958-1959; resident in internal medicine and cardiology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1959-1963; staff cardiologist, Social Security Hospital, Panama City, 1963-1988; chief cardiac catholic laboratory, Social Security Hospital, Panama City, 1968-1976; staff cardiologist, private practice, Centro Medico Paitilla, Panama City, since 1975; assistant professor medicine, U. Panama School of Medical, Panama City, 1963-1964, 69-70. Academy regent Academy Panameña Medical y Cirugia, Panama, 1976.
Fellow American College Chest Physicians, American College Cardiology, American College Physicians. Member American Heart Association (council clinical cardiology since 1968), Society Panamena de Medical International, Society Panamena Cardiologia (president 1972-1973), Rotary, B'nai B'rith, Metro, Irving Zapp.
Married Yvette Amar, March 9, 1958. Children: Nessim, Rachel, Salomon, Margret.