Arther J. Moss, MD

Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease

Education:
Undergraduate School: Yale University 1953, BA
Graduate School: Harvard Medical School 1957, MD

Medical Training:
Medical Internship and Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Cardiology training: University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Academic Position:
Professor of Medicine (Cardiology)
Director, Heart Research Follow-up Program
University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Rochester, NY

Current activities:
American Heart Association; American College of Cardiology; and Heart Rhythm Society

Author: Over 500 scientific medical articles and four medical books.

Editor-in-Chief: Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology

Editorial Board: Journal of the American College of Cardiology, American Journal of Cardiology, Heart Rhythm, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Folia Cardiologica

Brief Summary:
Dr. Moss’ major areas of medical interest involve genetic and acquired heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), acute and chronic coronary heart disease, prevention of sudden cardiac death and heart failure, and clinical trials involving drugs and devices (MADIT trials). He is an ongoing consultant to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to insure the safety of drugs used in the prevention and treatment of patients with heart disease.

Dr. Moss’ major scientific accomplishments include the detection of mechanical and electrical risk factors in patients with heart disease, identification of clotting factors that contribute to progressive coronary disease, investigations to improve patient outcome, and the discovery of genetic mechanisms involved in heart rhythm disorders.

Dr. Moss has been active in the Jewish community of Rochester. He is a member of Temple B’rith Kodesh, served on its Temple Board of Trustees, and is past President of the Rabbi Philip Bernstein Society. He has been responsible during the past 20 years for bringing a series of young physicians from Israel to his research program at the University of Rochester Medical Center for 2 to 3 years periods of advanced training in clinical investigation. He is director of several multicenter research studies that include leading hospitals and medical centers in Israel.

Dr. Moss’ wife, Joy Folkman Moss, is a teacher at Harley School and Associate Professor at the University of Rochester Warner School of Education. She is the author of several books for educators and has been active in the Rochester Jewish community. Dr. Moss and his wife are the parents of three children -- David Moss, Ph.D., Professor of Business History at Harvard Business School; Deborah R. Moss, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh; and Katherine Lowengrub, MD, Psychiatrist in Rehovot, Israel – and nine outstanding grandchildren.