Background
Chess, Stephen John was born on June 29, 1914 in West Virginia, United States. Son of John and Theresa (Cernalavic) Chess.
Chess, Stephen John was born on June 29, 1914 in West Virginia, United States. Son of John and Theresa (Cernalavic) Chess.
Bachelor of Science, Marquette University, 1937. Master of Science, Marquette University, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, Marquette University, 1942.
Doctor of Philosophy in Surgery, University Illinois, 1949.
Intern University Illinois School Medicine Research and Educational Hospitals, 1942—1943, fellow in surgery, 1943—1944. Resident in surgery Hines (Illinois) Veterans Administration Hospital, 1946—1949. Assistant chief surgeon Wesley Memorial Hospital.
Member teaching staff in surgery Northwestern University, 1949. Practice medicine specializing in surgery Buenaventura Medical Clinic, Inc., Ventura, California, since 1950. Member staff Ojai California Community Hospital, St. John's Hospital, Oxnard, California, Ventura County General Hospital, since 1957, chief of staff, 1971—1972.
Member staff Ventura Community Memorial Hospital, since 1950, chief of staff, 1973, chief of surgery, 1978. Consultant in field; board directors California Medical Review, Inc. Board directors American Cancer Society, 1974—1976.
Major Medical Corps United States Army, 1944-1946, PTO.
Fellow: American College of Surgeons. Member: Southern California Hospital Association (medical advisory committee 1975-1980), California Hospital Association (Ventura area representative state council appointed by secretary Department of Health), Professional Standards Review Organization (president Ventura Area chapter), Ventura County Medical Society (president 1975).
Married Dorothy Anne Haasch, November 21, 1940. Children: Dorothy Anne, Stephanie Jean, Stephen John Gerard, Robert Phillip Michael, Thomas Christopher Paul.