Background
Chakko, Simon C. was born on September 30, 1950 in Kerala, India. Came to the United States, 1975.
Chakko, Simon C. was born on September 30, 1950 in Kerala, India. Came to the United States, 1975.
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Science, St. John's Medical College, Bangalore, India, 1974.
Intern, St. Martha's Hospital St. John's Medical College, 1973-1974; resident, St. Martha's Hospital St. John's Medical College, 1974-1975; intern, Jersey City (New Jersey) Medical Center, 1976-1977; resident, Jersey City (New Jersey) Medical Center, 1977-1978; fellow in cardiology, Jersey City (New Jersey) Medical Center, 1978-1979; fellow in cardiology, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1979-1981; clinical instructor, Temple University Hospital, Philadelphia, 1979-1981; from assistant professor to associate professor, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 1981-1988; associate professor clinical medicine, U. Miami, Florida, 1988-1992; associate professor medicine, U. Miami, Florida, 1992-1998; professor medicine, U. Miami, Florida, since 1998. Associate chief cardiology VA Medical Center, Salem, Virginia, 1981-1987, chief, 1987-1988, chief coronary care unit, Miami, 1988-1989, chief non-invasive cardiac laboratories, 1989-1997, cheif cardiology section, since 1997. Attending staff physician division cardiology Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, since 1988, U. Miami Hospitals and Clinics, since 1988.
Member community leadership club U. Miami United Way Campaign, 1989, 90, 91. Fellow American College Cardiology, American College of Physicians. Member American Federation for Clinical Research, AM.Soc.
Echocardiography, American Heart Association Scientific Council on Clinical Cardiology.