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Office
UAMS Medical Center
4105 Outpatient Circle Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute, First Floor
Little Rock, AR 72205Phone+1 501-686-5822Fax+1 501-686-8560- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Joseph Chacko is Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery at UAMS in Little Rock, AR. He completed his medical degree from Medical College of Pennsylvania, Ophthalmology residency at Medical College of Georgia, and Neuro-ophthalmology fellowship from the University of Miami's Bascom Palmer Eye Institute. Dr. Chacko has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in cataract and neuro-ophthalmology and is Director of neuro-ophthalmology at the Jones Eye Institute, UAMS for the past 18 years.
Education & Training
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Neuro-Ophthalmology, 2004 - 2005
- Medical College of GeorgiaResidency, Ophthalmology, 1992 - 1995
- Chestnut Hill HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1991 - 1992
- MCP-Hahnemann College of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- AR State Medical License 2005 - 2024
- FL State Medical License 2004 - 2006
- PA State Medical License 1991 - 2006
- AZ State Medical License 1995 - 2003
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014
Clinical Trials
- PDE5 Inhibitor Use and Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 13
- Phase 2/3, Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled Trial of QPI-1007 in Subjects With Acute Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Start of enrollment: 2016 Feb 24
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Documented Reperfusion of the Retina on Fluorescein Angiography after Administration of Intravenous Prostaglandin E1 for Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: A Case Report.J Anthony Chacko, Heather V Broyles, Joseph G Chacko, Sami H Uwaydat> ;Case Reports in Ophthalmology. 2023 Sep 21
- Demographic and clinical characteristics of age-related distance esotropia.Joseph W Fong, Joseph G Chacko> ;Journal of AAPOS. 2023 Jun 1
- 1 citationsTemporal Alterations of Sphingolipids in Optic Nerves After Indirect Traumatic Optic Neuropathy.Muhammad Z Chauhan, Paul H Phillips, Joseph G Chacko, David B Warner, Daniel Pelaez, Sanjoy K Bhattacharya> ;Ophthalmology Science. 2023 Mar 1
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Journal Articles
- Retinal Findings in Two Patients with Tumefactive Multiple Sclerosis.Neuhouser A, Sanders R, Burks JR, Chacko J., Journal of Neuro-ophthalmology, 2019
- The Clinical Characteristics, Treatment, and Outcomes of Giant Cell Arteritis are Dependent on Histological Subtype.Salter M, Chacko J, Stanley J, Henry W, and Brown H., Int J Ophthalmic Pathol, 2018
- Cryptococcal Meningitis in a Young Obese Female with Takayasu Arteritis and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension.Dumitrascu OM, Chacko JG, Nazarian S., Neuro-ophthalmology, 2012
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Professional Memberships
- North American Neuro-ophthalmology SocietyFellow
Hospital Affiliations
- Arkansas Children's HospitalLittle Rock, Arkansas
- UAMS Medical CenterLittle Rock, Arkansas
- UAMS Medical CenterLittle Rock, Arkansas
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