Dr. Tarek Chami , MD

Dr. Tarek Chami joins First Coast Cardiovascular Institute after completing his endovascular interventional training under Dr. Khatib at First Coast Cardiovascular Institute and interventional cardiology fellowship at Minneapolis Heart Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He earned his medical education at University of Aleppo in Syria and completed his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular fellowship at Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

Dr. Tarek Chami has been active in pursuing clinical research throughout his career. He has a great appreciation for how up-to-date medical practice impacts patients’ lives and has contributed with numerous publications to research on various cardiology-related topics.

His primary procedural interests are in coronary and peripheral endovascular interventions, with a focus in amputation prevention. He considers it a privilege to help others and strives to treat all patients as if they were a family member.

In his time off, he loves traveling, biking, cooking, and spending time with his children and wife. He looks forward to establishing a home in Jacksonville with his family and anticipates being visited often by their extended family and friends.