Dr. M. Basem Chaker, M.D. Doctor M. Basem Chaker completed his undergraduate studies at Damascus University in 1981 and then moved to Texas where he completed medical school at UT Southwestern in 1981. He later returned to UT Southwestern Medical School where he was on faculty from 1990-1998, the same time during which he was a staff member at the Veterans Administration hospital in Dallas. In 1998 he opened private practice in Burleson. Dr Chaker is certified by the American Board of Dermatology and Dermatopathology. He specializes in medical, surgical, and cosmetic dermatology and is a member of the American Academy of Dermatology, American Society of Dermatopathology, Tarrant County Dermatological Society, and Tarrant County Medical Society. Education and Training   Fellowship in Dermatopathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1990-1992  Residency in Dermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1987-1990  Residency in Internal Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, 1985-1987  Postdoctoral Fellowship in Immunodermatology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, 1982-1985  Rotating Extern, Damascus University Hospital, Damascus, Syria, 1978-1981  University of Damascus Medical School, Damascus, Syria, 1975-1981     Board Certifications    American Board of Dermatopathology 1994  American Board of Dermatology 1990     License   Federal License Exam 1984-present   Foreign Medical Graduates Exam for Medical Science 1984-present  Education Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates Exam 1981-present    Academic Appointments     University of Texas Southwestern Medical School of Medicine, Dallas, Texas, Assistant Professor, 1992-present  Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, Staff Dermatologist, 1992-present  Techrin Institute of Health, Damascus, Syria, Instructorin Physiology and Pathophysiology, 1981-1982