Dr. Almassi is the American College of Chest Physicians' (ACCP) Governor for Wisconsin.

Credentials:

Patient Care Emphases:
Minimally Invasive and Off Pump Coronary Surgery
Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization
MAZE Operation for Atrial Fibrillation
Adult Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Infection
Thoracic Aortic Surgery, Aortic Dissection
General Thoracic Surgery
Aortic Valve Homografts
Heart Remodeling for Treatment of Heart Failure

Board Certification:
General Surgery
Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Practice:
Patient Age: All
Joined MCW: 1986

Clinical Practice Locations:
Cardiothoracic Surgery Clinic at Froedtert & Medical College Clinics

Education:
Doctor of Medicine, Pahlavi University School of Medicine, Shiraz, Iran, 1976

Training:
Residency, University of Chicago, IL, 1979-1980
Residency, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 1981-1984
Residency, Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Milwaukee, 1984-1986