Medical Industries of America welcomes Dr. A. Razzak Tai to its board of directors.BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--May 12, 1997--Medical Industries of America Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MIOA) announced Monday that Dr. A. Razzak Tai, MD, FACCP FACCP abbr. Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians FACCP Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians , ACCP, MRCP has been elected and has further agreed to join the company's board of directors. Since Medical Industries' acquisition of Florida Physicians Internet Inc. (FPII), a large multi-group medical practice formerly owned and operated by Tai, he has served as Medical Director to the company. Further, thanks largely in part to Tai's influence and reputation, seven additional doctors from a wide range of medical disciplines have recently joined the medical staff of FPII. Collectively, revenues from the practice, coupled with revenue anticipated from the cath lab scheduled to be delivered to FPII later this month, is expected to exceed $7 million in 1997. Dr. Tai is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases in England and the United States. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949 to educate, research and influence health care public policy. The president for the 2006–2007 year is Steven E. Nissen. [1] The organization has 39 chapters in the U.S. , a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) is a medical organization consisting of physicians and non-physician specialists in the field of chest medicine, which includes pulmonology, thoracic surgery, and critical care medicine. , a Fellow of the American College of Angiology angiology /an·gi·ol·o·gy/ (an?je-ol´ah-je) the study of the vessels of the body; also, the sum of knowledge relating to the blood and lymph vessels. an·gi·ol·o·gy n. and a Fellow of the Clinical Council of Cardiology of the American Heart Association American Heart Association (AHA), n.pr a national voluntary health agency that has the goal of increasing public and medical awareness of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, and thereby reducing the number of associated deaths and disabilities. . Dr. Tai has served on the committee for the American College of Chest Physicians and is a past president of the American Heart Association. After graduating from medical school with distinctions in Internal Medicine and Forensic Medicine, Dr. Tai undertook extensive post graduate training in Tropical Medicine, Internal Medicine and Cardiology in England, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . He continued his training through Residencies and Internships at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center in New York. Dr. Tai subsequently established a private practice in Cardiovascular Diseases in Connecticut where he also accepted faculty appointments at Albert Einstein Medical School, Yale Medical Schools and Long Island University. Dr. Tai relocated his practice to Central Florida in 1977. He continued his medical teaching at Orlando Regional Medical Center The Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC) is the only level I trauma center in the Central Florida area and, therefore, provides intensive care for this area. ORMC is part of a group of hospitals known as Orlando Regional Healthcare, and itself is home to three other while establishing Florida Physicians Internet Inc., a large multi-specialty group practice serving four counties in the Central Florida region. Dr. Tai's research papers have been extensively published in medical journals. He has also authored and published "The Heart Doctor's Heart Book" and "Rapid Interpretation of Electrocardiogram." Medical Industries of America Inc. provides diagnostic and therapeutic healthcare services to the surgical and medical community. The company supplies mobile cardiac catheterization services to hospitals, primarily in the state of Florida. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Florida Physicians Internet Inc., the company operates a multi-specialty medical group practice. CONTACT: Medical Industries of America Linda Moore, Senior Vice President, 561/737-2227 or Continental Capital & Equity Corp. Dodi Zirkle, 407/875-1110 On the Internet at www.insidewallstreet.com |
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