ZAVEN HAGOP CHAKMAKJIAN, MD: a conversation with the editor
Zaven H. Chakmakjian, MD, and William C. Roberts, MD
Zaven Chakmakjian was born and raised in Aleppo, Syria. He attended Aleppo College and then the American University of Beirut in Beirut, Lebanon, receiving his bachelor of science degree in 1959.
He entered the American University of Beirut School of Medicine, where he graduated in 1963. After a 1-year rotating internship at the University Hospital in Beirut, he came to Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) in Dallas in July 1963 and completed a 2-year residency in internal medicine.
In July 1965, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he did a 2-year fellowship in endocrinology at the University of Southern California School of Medicine. Zaven returned to BUMC as head of the Section of Endocrinology and Metabolism and remained in that position until 1985. He directed the Weinberger Endocrine Laboratory at BUMC from 1967 to 1988. Since 1996, he has been clinical professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center. Dr. Chakmakjian has published over 30 articles in peer-reviewed medical journals and has been a major contributor to the teaching programs of both residents and staff at BUMC. He is married to the former Vivianne Ekman, and they are the proud parents of three successful offspring. Dr. Chakmakjian is a very interesting person, and it was a pleasure having the opportunity to visit with him for 3 hours during the recording of this interview.
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