Rashid Massumi

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Rashid Massumi
UCLA Medical Center
Sub-specialtiesElectrophysiology and cardiology

Rashid Abdol Massumi (January 21, 1926 – May 29, 2015) was an

cardiologist, and a clinical and academic professor known for early contributions to the field of cardiology.[1][citation needed
]

General

Rashid Ali Massumi was born in

Ayatollah Khomeini
until 1980.

Education

Massumi left Nain for

.

Early career in America

After serving as an instructor in cardiology at Yale University Medical Center from 1957 to 1960, he was invited to establish a modern cardiology laboratory at District of Columbia General Hospital, George Washington University section. During Massumi's tenure as associate professor of medicine at George Washington University and Head of Cardiology at D.C. General Hospital from 1960 to 1970, there were over 50 scientific contributions published in the field of cardiology.[failed verification][6]

From 1970 to 1974, as Professor of Cardiology at the

University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Massumi continued research in the new field of electrophysiology, contributing over 40 original papers published in peer-reviewed journals.[6]

Return to Iran

From 1974 to 1980, Massumi returned to Iran by invitation from the Shah's Court to bring modern cardiology to Iran and establish modern techniques in the 350-bed cardiology center being constructed at the time.

Simultaneously, as Professor and Chief of the Department of Cardiology at

Tehran University, Massumi laid the groundwork for an up-to-date teaching center which, to this day, continues to produce qualified cardiologists. The pupils that Massumi has trained at the University of Tehran have become among the most respected cardiologists in Iran and have been the driving force in building ultra-modern cardiac centers in several major cities in the nation. Of these, the most recent center was built in the city of Shiraz
in southern Iran in 2008. At the opening ceremonies, Massumi was referred to as the father of modern cardiology in Iran.

The tumult of the 1979 Iranian Revolution led Massumi to decide to take his family back to the United States, where he has continued his career as a preeminent cardiologist since 1980.

Impact on cardiology

During his career, Massumi authored over 200 papers, 130 of which he was senior author,

angina pectoris
.

Final years

Prior to his death, Massumi was practicing in Beverly Hills, California

Brotman Medical Center. Into his 80s he continued to publish articles, as recently as October 2010 at the age of 84,[12] making him a successful contributor to the academic body of knowledge in the field for seven decades.[13] In June 2009, the cardiology fellows of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
gave Massumi the Lifetime Teaching Award in recognition of "his enduring devotion to the education of Cedars-Sinai Cardiology Fellows".

Publications

References