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 Dr. Massumi is an interventional cardiologist and
electrophysiologist specializing in cardiac rhythm disorders, radiofrequency catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias, defibrillators, pacemakers, coronary interventions, and mitral valve
balloon valvuloplasty. He is the Director of the Center for Cardiac Arrhythmias and Electrophysiology, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital Houston, Texas. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, and is the Program Director, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital. He has been named Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Texas Heart
Institute/St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in 1983, 1988, and 1989. In 1992 he was named the Baylor College of Medicine Outstanding Faculty member. Houston (Texas) Metropolitan Magazine named
him "Best Doctor" in 1993, 1994 and 2001 he was awarded the Texas Heart Institute Outstanding Attending Physician Award. Also voted Houston Super Doctor
in Cardiology in both 2005 & 2006 by the Texas Monthly Magazine Polls.
Dr. Massumi is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Clinical
Cardiac Electrophysiology and is licensed to practice medicine in the State of Texas. He received his medical training and M.D. degree from the Tehran University School of medicine,
Tehran, Iran. He was awarded the citation for Outstanding Graduate of the Year. Dr. Massumi did his medical internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Millard Fillmore Hospital,
Buffalo, New York where he received the Dexter Levy's Award for Excellence in Bedside Diagnosis. He completed his Cardiology Fellowship at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital and
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He also did an Affiliate Fellowship in Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia Surgery at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. Dr.
Massumi was a pioneer in Catheter ablation and interventional cardiology in Houston. Dr. Massumi is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He is also a member of North
American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology, and a founding member of the Houston Electrophysiology Society. He is a member of the American Heart Association, the American
Medical Association, and the Harris County Medical Society. He is the author or contributing author of seventy-four publications and thirty four abstracts. He is fluent in English and Farsi
(Persian). The list of Dr. Massumi's publications is available by clicking on "Publications" below. . |
