Instructor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
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Patient Care Related:Biosketch
Aron Chacko, MD, MPH, is a resident physician in the Family Medicine Residency Program - Battle Creek at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He is a graduate of The University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a minor in Psychology. He earned his Medical Degree and Masters in Public Health at St. George's University. His clinical, teaching and research interests include community medicine, addiction medicine, sports medicine, and global health.
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Education and Training
- Residency 2024, Family Medicine, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
- MD 2017, St. George's University
- MPH 2012, Health Policy, St. George's University
- BS 2007, Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Research
- Public Health
- Musculoskeletal/Sports Medicine
- Global Health
- Community and Preventive Medicine
- Ambulatory Care Procedures
- Aesthetics
- Addiction
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Publications
Rodriguez E., Boulton C., Weaver M., Herder L., Morgan J., Chacko A., Appleton P., Zurakowski D., Vrahas M. Predictive factors of distal femoral fracture nonunion after lateral locked plating: A retrospective multicenter case-control study of 283 fractures Injury. 2014;45(3):554-559.
Cypess A.M., White A.P., Vernochet C., Schulz T.J., Xue R., Sass C.A., Huang T.L., Roberts-Toler C., Weiner L.S., Sze C., Chacko A.T., Deschamps L.N., Herder L.M., Truchan N., Glasgow A.L., Holman A.R., Gavrila A., Hasselgren P.O., Mori M.A., Molla M., Tseng Y.H. Anatomical localization, gene expression profiling and functional characterization of adult human neck brown fat Nature Medicine. 2013;19(5):635-639.
Appleton P., Chacko A., Rodriguez E. Financial implications of nonoperative fracture care at an academic trauma center Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2012;26(11):617-619.
Chacko A., Ramirez M., Ramappa A., Richardson L., Appleton P., Rodriguez E. Does late night hip surgery affect outcome? Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care. 2011;71(2):447-453.
Kwon J.Y., Diwan A., Susarla S., Chacko A.T., Rodriguez E.K. Effect of surgeon training, fracture, and patient variables on calcaneal fracture management Foot and Ankle International. 2011;32(3):262-271.
McGuire K., Chacko A., Bernstein J. Cost-effectiveness of teaching hospitals for the operative management of hip fractures Orthopedics. 2011;34(10)
Rozental T., George T., Chacko A. In reply Journal of Hand Surgery. 2011;36(2):367-368.
Kwon J., Chacko A., Kadzielski J., Appleton P., Rodriguez E. A novel methodology for the study of injury mechanism: Ankle fracture analysis using injury videos posted on youtube.com Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. 2010;24(8):477-482.
Rozental T., George T., Chacko A. Social Networking Among Upper Extremity Patients Journal of Hand Surgery. 2010;35(5)
Rozental T., Shah J., Chacko A., Zurakowski D. Prevalence and predictors of osteoporosis risk in orthopaedic patients Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. 2010;468(7):1765-1772.
Rozental T., Vazquez M., Chacko A., Ayogu N., Bouxsein M. Comparison of Radiographic Fracture Healing in the Distal Radius for Patients on and off Bisphosphonate Therapy Journal of Hand Surgery. 2009;34(4):595-602.
Rozental T.D., Blazar P.E., Franko O.I., Chacko A.T., Earp B.E., Day C.S. Functional outcomes for unstable distal radial fractures treated with open reduction and internal fixation or closed reduction and percutaneous fixation: A prospective randomized trial Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2009;91(8):1837-1846.
Chacko A., Rozental T. The Rheumatoid Thumb Hand Clinics. 2008;24(3):307-314.
Chen V., Chacko A.T., Costello F.V., Desrosiers N., Appleton P., Rodriguez E.K. Driving after musculoskeletal injury: Addressing patient and surgeon concerns in an urban orthopaedic practice Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. 2008;90(12):2791-2797.