Cardiologist vs echocardiologist

Differences between cardiologist and echocardiologist duties and responsibilities

Cardiologist example responsibilities.

• Train and manage new interns/ volunteers assisting with the evidence-based hypertension management program.
• Facilitate patient use of cardiac rehabilitation services.
• Schedule patients for surgery, order preoperative and postoperative treatments and procedures.
• Educate patients and provide them vitamin and nutritional supplements base on diagnosis.
• Skil in analysis and diagnosis of ECG.
• Perform exercise treadmill, stress echo exam.
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Echocardiologist example responsibilities.

• Assist and independently perform minor procedures, including suturing, incision and drainage.
• Assist GI physicians in endoscopic injection sclerotherapy especially for bleeding patients.