cardiology help

[Triptrip]

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Hello,
i am interested in cardiology and just had a few questions.
1) whats the average clients age ( i would prefer more middle age people)
2) work hours, would 5am-2pm be possible? (i understand im never getting off at 2 exactly)
3) whats the average pay?
4) does pediatric cardiology require additional training?

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Levo]

Hello,
i am interested in cardiology and just had a few questions.
1) whats the average clients age ( i would prefer more middle age people)
2) work hours, would 5am-2pm be possible? (i understand im never getting off at 2 exactly)
3) whats the average pay?
4) does pediatric cardiology require additional training?

Any help is appreciated.

1. Most patients in cardiology will be 60s-70s-80s. Cardiologists who specialize in electrophysiology are going to have some younger patients because people can have weird arrhythmias at any age
2. Highly unlikely. There are some cardiologists who read a ton of echos and nuclear studies, which they could in theory do from anywhere, but I can't imagine many groups wanting to accommodate a funky schedule like that.
3. Depends on what kind of cardiologist. A non-invasive cardiologist can probably make in the $350k range and up. An interventional cardiologist is likely more in the $400k-$500k range.
4. Pediatric cardiologist is a completely separate field. Adult cardiologists do 3 years of internal medicine residency and three years of cardiology fellowship (plus 1-2 years extra if they want to do interventional or electrophysiology). Pediatric cardiology is 3 years of pediatrics residency and three years of pediatric cardiology fellowship. I don't know how subspecialties of pediatric cardiology like interventional or electrophys work.

 

[Triptrip]

1. Most patients in cardiology will be 60s-70s-80s. Cardiologists who specialize in electrophysiology are going to have some younger patients because people can have weird arrhythmias at any age
2. Highly unlikely. There are some cardiologists who read a ton of echos and nuclear studies, which they could in theory do from anywhere, but I can't imagine many groups wanting to accommodate a funky schedule like that.
3. Depends on what kind of cardiologist. A non-invasive cardiologist can probably make in the $350k range and up. An interventional cardiologist is likely more in the $400k-$500k range.
4. Pediatric cardiologist is a completely separate field. Adult cardiologists do 3 years of internal medicine residency and three years of cardiology fellowship (plus 1-2 years extra if they want to do interventional or electrophysiology). Pediatric cardiology is 3 years of pediatrics residency and three years of pediatric cardiology fellowship. I don't know how subspecialties of pediatric cardiology like interventional or electrophys work.

Thx for the great response ! I'm curious now as to what are the normal work hours for a cardiologist are as I would love to be home when my kids are home and definitely around four. Also What is a pediatric cardiologist salary like and is it normally more babies or kids from Four- teens.

 

[Instatewaiter]

Thx for the great response ! I'm curious now as to what are the normal work hours for a cardiologist are as I would love to be home when my kids are home and definitely around four. Also What is a pediatric cardiologist salary like and is it normally more babies or kids from Four- teens.

It is rare you would be able to swing a job where you would go in at 5am because in the clinic, no one would want to come in that early in a clinic based practice. Your volume would be miniscule. If you were in a hospital based practice, Iit would similarly be rare that you could get out at 2pm because consults come in at all hours and someone needs to cover acute consults (which are common for cardiology). 4pm probably would be doable in theory.

Common hours for cardiologists are 7am-6pm but will depend on the practice type and the type of cardiology you practice.

Average pay is going to vary widely. In academics you could be making 150K (which sounds like a lot but doesn't go all that far). In private practice 250-500K is reasonable for a general cardiologist. I know interventionalists making 700 or 800K and have heard of those making over 1 million. They work like dogs though to make that kind of money.