1. Cardiologist Dylan Green

2. What is a Cardiologist? A cardiologist is a type of surgeon who deals with the heart functions and diseases

3. What does a Cardiologist do? Explain operations to patients and families Treat heart disease with operations Perform heart surgery Check operating room before surgery Make very quick stressful decisions Follow up with their patients until recovery

4. Cardiology Procedures Angioplasty- Opening a blocked artery with a stent and balloon Pacemakers- Small implantable devices used to keep the heart in rhythm

5. Where do Cardiologist Work? In hospitals For the government In private practices

6. What are the physical / mental demands? Good hearing Hunched / Bent over for long periods of time Quick thought processing Quick decision making skills Handle stress well

7. What is required to become a Cardiologist? 4 years of pre med under grad work 4 years of med school Up to 5 years of specialty training

8. Salary? Outlook? Average starting- $174,000 Average- $260,000 Experienced- Up to $320,500 Growth is expected to be around 2%

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