Personal Information

• Name: Massoud Ghasemi
• Date of Birth: 26.02.1960
• Email: ghasemi@iranathero.ir
• Mailing Address: No 9, No 45, the corner of Hafezi St, Derakhti St, Dadman Boulevard, Shahrak Gharb, Tehran, Iran. Postal code: 1981618001
• Telephones: +989121088865

Interventional Cardiology Profession
Recent Positions:

• Chairman of Iranian Society of Atherosclerosis.
• Consultant in Cardiology, Interventional Cardiologist, Attending Cardiologist, Imam Khomeini Medical Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Tehran, Iran.
• Director, Research Center of Endovascular Intervention & President of International Meeting of Cardiovascular Update.
• Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology, Payambaran Hospital. Tehran, Iran.
• Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology, Laleh        Hospital. Tehran, Iran.
• Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology, Sasan Hospital. Tehran
• Interventional Cardiologist of Pars Hospital. Tehran, Iran. Chairman of Arya Atherosclerosis Journal
• Executive Director of Endovascular Journal (official Journal of Research Center of Endovascular Intervention)
• Head of scientific committee, BAM Riding school
• Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology, Bahman Hospital. Tehran
• Iran's representative in WHO for non-communicable diseases (Influenza prevention in high risk population)

Scientific/Managerial Activities:

• Member of scientific committee of The First Congress of Cardiovascular Update (June 1998, Tehran)
• Member of scientific committee of the Second Congress of Cardiovascular Update (June 2001, Tehran)
• Member of scientific committee of the Third Congress of Cardiovascular Update (June 2002, Tehran)
• Member of scientific committee of the Fourth Congress of Cardiovascular Update (June 2003, Tehran)
• Vice President of the Fifth Congress of Cardiovascular Updates (June 2003, Tehran)
• President of the Sixth Congress of Cardiovascular Update (June 2004, Mashad)
• Active member in fundament of the first cardiovascular

Research animal laboratory in Tehran University

• Preparing of proposal of stem cell transplantation in patients with  previous myocardial infarction            
• President of first symposium in stem cell and cardiovascular
• Disease
• President of Seventh congress on Cardiovascular Update
• (June17-20, 2005 Tehran)
• President, Heart & New Technology Meeting (February 28- March3rd, 2006 Ramsar)

Professional Memberships:

• Fellow of American College of Cardiology
• New York Academy of Science
• International Associate of American College of Cardiology
• European AtherosclerosisAssociation
•  International Society of Endovascular Specialist
• Iranian Heart Association
• Iranian Society of Atherosclerosis
• Research Center of Endovascular Intervention
• Working group on Interventional Cardiology of the European

Society of Cardiology

Education:

• Doctorate of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran. 1986 Residency & Postdoctoral Training:
• Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University. Tehran, Iran. 1986-1991                  
• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran University. Tehran, Iran. 1991-1992                  

Certifications:

• Certification of Interventional Cardiology, France, 1993
• Cardiovascular Foundation
• Certification of Interventional Cardiology, the Royal Marsden, 1994
• NHS Trust, London.UK.c
• Certification of Interventional Cardiology, Royal Brompton &  Harefield Hospital, London, 1996
• Certification of Endovascular Intervention (Cerebrovascular and peripheral), Scripps Clinic, California, USA. 2003
• Winner of the First Prize for the "Most Educational Case at the CIT 2006.

Research Projects & Grants Funding:

• Active member in survey of stem cell transplantation for repair of myocardial infarction (April 2004-Current)
• Active member in survey of detection of mutations in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Foundation of the stem cell preparation laboratory in Sasan Hospital
• Main investigator in Persian Driver Registry (2004-2005)
• Main Investigator in the Family of Endeavor Persian Registry-FAVOR I &II (2005-2008)
• Main Investigator in the Xience V Persian Registry (2007-2008)

Scientific And Professional Publications:
Thesis:

• Congenital Heart Diseases. MD Degree, Tehran University, Iran.1986
• Midterm results of PTCA compared to coronary artery bypass graft and medical treatment. Fellowship Dissertation, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.1992.

Original Papers:

• M. Ghasemi: Results of new method (MGH) in Phrenic nerve. Journal of Faculty of Medicine, 1987.
• M. Ghasemi: Results of catheterism in congenital heart disease. Journal of Faculty of Medicine, 1987.
• M. Ghasemi: Hydatic cyst in the heart. Journal of Medical Council of Islamic republic of Iran, 1992.
• M. Ghasemi: Prevention of hypertension. Journal of basic science of Iran, 1992.
• M. Ghasemi: Atherosclerosis of coronary artery. Journal of Basic Science of Iran,1992.
• M. Ghasemi: Role of X-ray in diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. Journal of Basic Science of Iran, 1993.
• M. Ghasemi: Technology in medicine. Journal of Basic Science of Iran, 1993.
• M. Ghasemi: Anemia and hydatid cyst of the heart. Iranian ACTA Medical Journal,1992.
• M. Ghasemi: ATP and the heart. Iranian ACTA Medica Journal, 1989.
• M. Ghasemi: Results of Mitral valve valvaloplasty. Journal of Medical Council of Islamic Republic of Iran, 1996.
• M. Ghasemi: Incidence of infective endocarditis caused by dentistry. Journal of Azad Islamic, 2000.
• M. Ghasemi: Analysis of the abundance of heart types throughout angioplasty. Journal of Iran University, 2000.
• M. Ghasemi: Angioplasty and the types of disease. Journal of Iran University,2000.
• M. Essalat, S.H.Mirkhani, M.Ghasemi, M.Sanatkar, and R. Zarezadeh: Atherosclerosis of the internal mammary artery in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Iranian ACTA Medica Journal, Vol 14, No 3, 2003, pp 188-193.
• M.  Ghasemi,  N. Naderi,  M.  Sanatkar:  Effects  of intravenous  immunoglobulin treatment on patients with chronic heart failure, Indian Heart Journal, 2004.
• M. Ghasemi, E. Nematipour, N. Naderi, M. Sanatkar : Safety and efficacy of redo percutaneous Mitral valvuloplasty (PMV).Indian Heart Journal, 2004.
• M. Ghasemi, M. Sanatkar: The Arterial Stiffness Index (ASI) and risk of restenosis. Iranian Heart Journal, 2004.
•  M.  Ghasemi,  Hashemi  Fesharaki,  M.  Sanatkar:  Basilar  artery  angioplasty  and stenting. European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, 2006.
• M.  Ghasemi,  Sohrab  HashemiFeshaaki,  Afsoon  Kaboli:  Urgent  carotid  Artery, Angioplasty and stenting with Distal Embolic protection in acute stroke
• Arash Mohammadi Tofigh, M Ghasemi,Babak Heidari Aghdam, Mersedeh Karvandi , Afsoon Kaboli : Endovascular treatment of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2010.
• M.Ghasemi , P.Ghazi, M.Zarghampour, A.Haji-zeinali : Transcatheter stent implantation for the treatment of abdominal Aortic Coarctation and right renal artery stenosis in Takayasu`s arteries ; A case with a 4 years follow up. Hellenic Journal of cardiology 2011
• M.Ghasemi : Percutaneous aortic valve implantation of core valve; first case report in Iran , PCR London valve 2011
• M.Ghasemi : Challenging coronary artery intervention ,How would I treat? Euro PCR 2012
• M.Ghasemi : Complex coronary PCI involving the left anterior descending, circumflex first and second obtuse marginal ; Euro PCR 2013
• M.Ghasemi : ESC guideline updates in ACS management , 2nd Atherothrombosis day ; Iran 2014
• M.Ghasemi : New intervention Technology in treatment of Cerebro-vascular disease ,First congress on Novel Approaches of biomedical engineering in cardiovascular disease; Iran 2015
• M.Ghasemi : Clinical aspect & hyperlipidemia guideline ,Hyperlipidemia from A to Z ; Iran 2015
• M.Ghasemi: One –stage angioplasty and stenting of ostium of left common carotid artery and stenting of left internal carotid artery in an 81-years-old man with transient ischemic attack (submitted in Journal : Archive of Iranian Medicine-2015)
• M.Ghasemi : Autologous Adult Stem Cell Transfusion In Chronic Revascularized Patients Including Post PCI and Post CABG Conditions –in progress 2015

Presentations/Invitational Lectures:

• Iranian Heart Association, Pulmonary valvuloplasty & Results of coronary artery angioplasty. 1992
• Meeting of Rehabilitation, 1992: New methods in treatment of
• Iranian Internist Association, 1992: Results of balloon dilatation of pulmonary valve stenosis.
• Symposium of Heart Disease, 1993: Echocardiography in Heart Disease.
• Symposium of heart disease, 1993: Heart Valvualr Disease.
• Iranian Heart Association, 1993: Hemodynamic effects of Mitral Valvuloplasty.
• Iranian Heart Association, 1993: Combined Mitral and Tricuspid valve commisurotomy.      
• Iranian Heart Association, 1993: Effects of contrast substitute in
• Iranian Heart Association, 1993: Descriptive study of anatomopathologic
• Variable in Iranian population.
• Iranian Heart Association, 1993: Report of Mitral valve valvuloplasty in Angioplasty of coronary artery 470 cases
• Iranian Heart Association, 1993: Comparison of Mitral Regurgitation pre and Post-valvuloplasty.
• Cardiovascular Meeting, Shiraz-Iran, 1998: Treatment of in-stent restenosis with Balloon dilatation.
• Cardiovascular Meeting, Shiraz-Iran, 1998: Drug eluting stents.
• Cardiovascular Meeting, Shiraz-Iran, 1998: Results of stenting in coronary artery disease.
• Shiraz Congress of Cardiovascular Disease, 2000: Curing the stenosis inside a stent using angioplasty balloon.
• Shiraz Congress of Cardiovascular Disease, 2000: Why stent?
• 12th Congress of Cardiology in Tehran, 2001: Initial stenting in coronary stenosis.
• 13th Congress of Iranian Heart Association, 2003, Tehran: Stem cell transplantation in patients with previous myocardial infarction.
• ICC Ajman, March 2004: Angioplasty and stenting for symptomatic basilar artery stenosis.
• ICC Ajman, March 2004: Percutaneous internal carotid artery angioplasty with stenting.
• ICC Ajman, March 2004: Drug-Eluting stents for treatment of patients with atherosclerotic lesions in coronary arteries, double blind, randomized controlled trial.
• Gulf Heart Association, January, 2004, Muscat, Oman: Safety and efficacy of redo percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty.
• Gulf Heart Association, , Muscat, Oman: Poster Presentation: Immunomodulating therapy with intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with chronic heart failure. January, 2004
• Cardio-health Symposium, July, 2004, Istanbul, Turkey: Acute coronary syndromes: Update and new trends.
• Cardio-health Symposium, July, 2004, Istanbul, Turkey: Percutaneous coronary interventions.
• Chairman, 6th International Congress on Cardiovascular Update, June, 2004, Mashad –Iran: Noninvasive coronary angiography with spiral CT.
• Chairman, 6th International Congress on Cardiovascular Update, June, 2004, Mashad –Iran: Percutaneous extracranial artery angioplasty.
• Invited Faculty/Guest Lecturer, 7thAsian Pacific Biennial Conference, December
• Islamabad, Pakistan: State of the art lecture, Mitral valve restenosis management.
• Guest Faculty, Joint Interventional Meeting, February 2005, Rome, Italy: Vetebrobasilar Artery Stenting (Case Report).
• Invited Faculty/Guest Lecturer, 2nd World Congress of International Cardiology, February, 2005, Mumbai: Angioplasty &Stenting in symptomatic basilar Artery Stenosis.
• Invited Guest panelist /live case Presentation, 2nd World Congress of International Cardiology, February, 2005, Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India.
• Guest faculty, EUROPCR2005, May 2005, Paris: Peripheral Clinical Case Presentation; Vetebrobasilar Artery Stenting.
• Iranian Society of Atherosclerosis, third Seminar on Complicated Carotid Intervention, July 2005, Tehran: Bilateral Carotid Angioplasty.
• Guest Faculty/Case Presentation, China Interventional Therapeutics (CIT) 2006 in Conjunction with TCT at CIT and EuroPCR at CIT April 6-9, 2006 .
• Beijing International Convention Center, China: 1) Acute Total Occlusion of the Left Main Artery during Coronary Angiography Result in Cardiac Arrest & Its Management; 2) Crush Aorto-Renal Stenting; 3) Vertebro-Subclavian Stenting.
• Guest Faculty /Case Presentation, Angioplasty Summit 2006-TCT Asia –Pacific,
• Acute Total Occlusion of the Left Main Artery during, 26-28 April, 2006 in Seoul-Korea:
• Coronary Angiography Result in Cardiac Arrest & Its Management.
• Poster Presentation," World Congress of Cardiology"2006-Barcelona: Repeat Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty (PMV)
• International Guest faculty/Guest Lecturer,"2nd International Conference of Newer Frontiers in Cardiology –Mumbai Hospital" ,2006, India:Endeavor Experience, 2) PCI after Thrombolysis: For Whom and When? 3) Role ofMSCT 64 in CAD
• Guest Lecturer, 16th Asian Pacific Congress of Cardiology, Dec.13-16, 2007, Taipei, Taiwan: “Repeat Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty (PMV) in Patients with Restenosis following to previous PMV”.
• Guest Lecturer, Joint Interventional Meeting, February 2008, Rome, Italy: Urgent Carotid artery angioplasty and stenting with distal embolic protection in acute stroke (Case Report).
• Guest faculty, EUROPCRp;, May 2008 Barcelona-Spain: Pulmonary artery angioplasty and stenting following anastomotic pulmonary hypertension after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Poster Presentation, 14th World Congress on HEART DISEASE, July 2008, Toronto -Canada: Prevalence and predictors of renal artery stenosis in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
• Poster presentation, Canadian cardiovascular Congress, October 2009 Repeat percutaneous mitral Valvuloplasty in patients with recurrent mitral valve stenosis following to previous PMV
• Oral Presentation, 15th World Congress on HEART DISEASE, July 2010, Vancouver –Canada: Repeat Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty (PMV) In Patients with Recurrent Mitral Valve Stenosis Following To Previous PMV
• Oral Presentation, Canadian Cardiology Congress, October 2010, Montreal- Quebec: Urgent Carotid artery angioplasty and stenting with distal embolic protection in acute stroke (Case Report).
• Oral presentation, Canadian Cardiovascular congress, October 2011, Pulmonary artery angioplasty and stenting following anastomotic pulmonary hypertension after lung transplantation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Chairperson of Heart Failure Symposium (Sponsored by Novartis), Tehran, Iran, 2016
• Lecture on Secondary Hypertension (Sponsored by Abidi), Tehran, Iran, 2016

REFERENCES:

• Dr Charles D.J. Ilsey. Director of cardiology, Harefield Hospital.Hill End Road, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, London.UK.
• Dr. A. Mitchell. Consultant cardiologist, Harefield Hospital. Hill End Road, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, London.UK.
• Dr. V. Paul. Consultant cardiologist, Harefield Hospital. Hill End Road, Middlesex, UB9 6JH, London.UK.
• Dr B. Valeix. Ancien assistant des hôspital. Chef de clinique cardiologique a la faculté médicine des hospital, France.
• M. Saeed. Head, Division of Vascular Radiology. Scripps clinic, La Jolla, California, USA.
• Dr. Paul S.Teirstein. Head, Department of Cardiology. Scripps clinic, La Jolla, California, USA.