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Location Information
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Credentials & Education
Medical School
- Wayne State University,
Detroit, MI
Residency
- Cardiology, Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
- Cardiac Pacing & Electrophysiology, Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Board Certifications
- American Heart Association
- American Rhythm Society
About
Jorge Massare, M.D., FHRS, FACC, graduated from medical school with honors in 1997. He completed his internal medicine training at Wayne State University in Detroit in 2004, where he received the 'Intern of the Year" award. He continued his training in the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he finished his training in general cardiology in 2007 and cardiac pacing and electrophysiology (EP) in 2009. He was chief fellow of cardiology and EP.
Dr. Massare conducted groundbreaking research in cardiac arrhythmias in UT Southwestern that was declared to be of national interest. He was also the recipient of research grants on several occasions by the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is certified by the American Board in each of those specialties. He has been a speaker on several national and international specialty meetings. He introduced the field of electrophysiology in Longview by setting up EP labs, training staff and handling the first cases in both local hospitals. He keeps an active outpatient and inpatient practice and specializes in the study of palpitations, fainting, arrhythmias (including SVT, Afib, VT), and cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator implantations and extractions.
Dr. Massare served as the chief of medicine at Longview Regional Medical Center in 2014 and is a member of the Institutional Review Board. He lives in Longview with his wife, Cynthia Somers, M.D., who is a pediatrician. They have three children who attend local schools.
Specialized Cardiac Procedures:
- Cardiac Pacemaker, Defibrillators and Biventricular Device Implantations
- Laser-Assisted Pacemaker/Defibrillator Lead Extraction
- Electrophysiology Studies
- Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures including Super Ventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter and Ventricular Tachycardia
- Tilt Table Test
- Implantation
Jorge Massare, M.D., FHRS, FACC, graduated from medical school with honors in 1997. He completed his internal medicine training at Wayne State University in Detroit in 2004, where he received the 'Intern of the Year" award. He continued his training in the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, where he finished his training in general cardiology in 2007 and cardiac pacing and electrophysiology (EP) in 2009. He was chief fellow of cardiology and EP. Dr. Massare conducted groundbreaking research in cardiac arrhythmias in UT Southwestern that was declared to be of national interest. He was also the recipient of research grants on several occasions by the American Heart Association and the Heart Rhythm Society. He is certified by the American Board in each of those specialties. He has been a speaker on several national and international specialty meetings. He introduced the field of electrophysiology in Longview by setting up EP labs, training staff and handling the first cases in both local hospitals. He keeps an active outpatient and inpatient practice and specializes in the study of palpitations, fainting, arrhythmias (including SVT, Afib, VT), and cardiac pacemaker and defibrillator implantations and extractions. Dr. Massare served as the chief of medicine at Longview Regional Medical Center in 2014 and is a member of the Institutional Review Board. He lives in Longview with his wife, Cynthia Somers, M.D., who is a pediatrician. They have three children who attend local schools. Specialized Cardiac Procedures: Cardiac Pacemaker, Defibrillators and Biventricular Device Implantations Laser-Assisted Pacemaker/Defibrillator Lead Extraction Electrophysiology Studies Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures including Super Ventricular Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter and Ventricular Tachycardia Tilt Table Test Implantation