11 Facts About Rashid Massumi

Rashid Abdol Massumi was an Iranian-American cardiologist, and a clinical and academic professor known for early contributions to the field of cardiology.

Rashid Ali Massumi was born in Nain, Iran, and died in Los Angeles, California, on May 29,2015.

Rashid Massumi was a cardiologist and clinical professor, known for his significant and pioneering contributions to the field of electrophysiology in its early stages in the seventies.

Rashid Massumi completed his internship and residency training at the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC Rashid Massumi then completed a two-year fellowship in cardiology at the Institute for Medical Research, Cedars of Lebanon Hospital, under Myron Prinzmetal.

From 1970 to 1974, as Professor of Cardiology at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Rashid Massumi continued research in the new field of electrophysiology, contributing over 40 original papers published in peer-reviewed journals.

From 1974 to 1980, Rashid 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, Rashid Massumi laid the groundwork for an up-to-date teaching center which, to this day, continues to produce qualified cardiologists.

The pupils that Rashid 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.

At the opening ceremonies, Rashid Massumi was referred to as the father of modern cardiology in Iran.

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

Rashid Massumi was a driving force behind the field's understanding of Prinzmetal-Massumi syndrome, a rare form of angina pectoris.