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OFFICE OF news communicationsNews ArchiveTEMPLE HEART CENTER APPOINTS NEW CARDIOLOGY SECTION CHIEF
Dr. Missri served previously as Professor of Clinical Medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine and SVP and Chief Medical Officer at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, in Bridgeport, CT.
"We are delighted that Dr. Missri has agreed to lead the efforts of our rapidly-expanding Division of Cardiovascular Medicine," said Joel Richter, MD, Professor and Chair of Temple’s Department of Medicine, in announcing the appointment. "In addition to being a nationally renowned physician/scientist and educator, Dr. Missri is a proven healthcare administrator who understands both the needs of patients and the requirements of physicians."
"I am delighted and excited about joining the Temple team," said Dr. Missri. "One of my priorities will be to enhance the cardiovascular program so that we offer a more patient-centered program – one that provides excellent service with high-quality care based on 'best practices' in cardiology and cardiac surgery. We will also work to expand the faculty by recruiting the best clinical and research cardiologists in key specialty areas – including heart failure and electrophysiology. Finally, I plan to broaden the faculty practice presence – not only within our own facilities, but in communities that can benefit from the expertise of Temple faculty."
Dr. Missri earned his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Guadalajara (in Mexico) and completed residencies and fellowships in medicine and cardiology at several sites, including New England Deaconess Hospital, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Missri is listed as one of "America's Top Doctors" by the Consumer Research Council of America, and has earned many additional honors and awards – including, most recently, the Outstanding Physician Award (2002) from the Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, in Hartford, CT; and the Attending Teacher of the Year – Excellence in Teaching Award (2004) from St. Vincent's Medical Center.
An academic researcher and writer, Dr. Missri has authored or co-authored numerous papers, chapters, and other scholarly works for a variety of professional, peer-review journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, the Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasonography, and the American Heart Journal. An expert in cardiac ultrasound and Doppler echocardiography, he has written four textbooks and numerous textbook chapters on those topics – including Clinical Doppler Echocardiography: Spectral and Color Flow Imaging (McGraw Hill, New York, 1990) and Transesophageal Echocardiography: Clinical and Intraoperative Applications (Churchill Livingston, New York, 1993).
Dr. Missri and his wife, Teresa, reside in Ambler, Pennsylvania. They have three daughters; and are the proud grandparents of seven grandchildren.
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By Rebecca Harmon, Temple University Health System rebecca.harmon@tuhs.temple.edu August 21, 2008
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José C. Missri, MD, has been appointed Professor and Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and Temple University Hospital, effective September 15, 2008.