Cardiologist
- Save lives by diagnosing and treating heart conditions with cutting-edge techniques.
- Make a lasting impact on patients' health and well-being through expert cardiac care.
- Specialize in unique procedures like angioplasty or electrophysiology for heart health.
💰 Earn $235K-$239K
📚 Doctoral or Professional Degree
Overview
Diagnose, treat, manage, and prevent diseases or conditions of the cardiovascular system. May further subspecialize in interventional procedures (e.g., balloon angioplasty and stent placement), echocardiography, or electrophysiology.Scoop
Doctoral or Professional Degree
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- Administer emergency cardiac care for life-threatening heart problems, such as cardiac arrest and heart attack.
- Advise patients and community members concerning diet, activity, hygiene, or disease prevention.
- Answer questions that patients have about their health and well-being.
- Calculate valve areas from blood flow velocity measurements.
- Compare measurements of heart wall thickness and chamber sizes to standards to identify abnormalities, using the results of an echocardiogram.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Working with my hands
- Relating with or serving others
- Thinking and problem solving
You are skilled in 💫
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Science
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Accomplishing things
- Receiving recognition
- Having freedom
In Action
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Cardiologist
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Pathways to this Career
Here are few pathways you can take to become a Cardiologist. Click on a pathway to learn more about it.
