1924
Dr. Makous is born in Chicago, Illinois to Lawrence Alonzo and Ruth Makous.
1943
Dr. Makous begins his service as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve.
1945
Dr. Makous receives a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
1947
Dr. Makous receives a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Wisconsin and begins an internship at the Research Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri.
1950
Dr. Makous completes a residency in internal medicine at the Research Hospital and becomes a fellow in cardiovascular disease at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
1951
Dr. Makous begins another residency in internal medicine at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
1953
Dr. Makous becomes a fellow in cardiovascular disease at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1955
Dr. Makous becomes the director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in Kansas City, Missouri.
1956
Dr. Makous establishes private practices in Kansas City and Independence, Missouri.
1959
Dr. Makous establishes another private practice in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and becomes an associate in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
1971
Dr. Makous becomes an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
1972
Dr. Makous becomes a cardiologist and physician at Pennsylvania Hospital.
1978
Dr. Makous becomes founder and acting chairman of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Regional High Blood Pressure Control Program.
1980
Dr. Makous receives the Legion of Honor from the Chapel of Four Chaplains.
1983
Dr. Makous serves as president of the Pennsylvania Society of Internal Medicine.
1986
Dr. Makous serves as a cardiology consultant with the Philadelphia City Solicitor’s Office.
1994
Dr. Makous joins Thomas Jefferson University as a clinical assistant professor of medicine.
1997
Dr. Makous becomes president of the Edna B. Kynett Memorial Foundation and trustee of the Visiting Nurse Association in Philadelphia.
2006
Dr. Makous authors “The Road Taken, My Life and Times,” and retires as a cardiologist and medical educator.
2010
Dr. Makous authors “Time to Care: Personal Medicine in the Age of Technology.”