CONCORD, NH — A doctor from Concord has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash in the city's West End neighborhood on Friday night.
Dr. Shahab Moossavi, 51, an interventional cardiologist at Concord Hospital, was killed on Friday night on Fisk Road after his SUV appeared to have veered off the road, into a stone wall and trees, and caught on fire in a field not far from Fiskill Farm Road just before 9:30 p.m.
An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday.
Moossavi, affectionately known as "Moose" by friends and colleagues, lived in the Thackery Road neighborhood, not far from the crash, with his wife and children for more than a decade. He had been a doctor for more than 23 years, according to profiles online, including 10 and a half years at Concord Hospital.
Moossavi attended Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and The Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, according to his LinkedIn profile.
In a post on the Capital Area Emergency Medical Service's Facebook site Saturday, friends said they were heartbroken at his passing, calling him a valued colleague and friend for many years.
"We will work together to find a meaningful way to celebrate the person and physician he was," a post stated. "He was always kind, patient, and empathetic with his patients. He embodied what it means to be patient-centered, and those qualities will be remembered by all who had the opportunity to work with him."
Moossavi, the post said, was a staunch supporter of prehospital medicine and took the time to help educate EMS providers by participating in cardiac case reviews and the REACT BBQ multiple times a year.
The post was shared with others in the EMS community around the state.
Police and the state fire marshal's office are conducting a joint investigation, the department said Sunday. Anyone with information about the crash was asked to contact the department's Criminal Investigations Division at 603-225-8600.
Anyone with information about this incident who wishes to remain anonymous is asked to call the Concord Regional Crimeline at 603-226-3100, submit information online through the Crimeline website at concordregionalcrimeline.com, or text TIP234 and your message to CRIMES (274637). All tips remain anonymous.
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