Cardiologist Doctor Job in Kollam

Kollam, Kerala Full Time Date: 13 June 2024

Job description

Patient Evaluation and Diagnosis: Conduct comprehensive evaluations of patients presenting with cardiovascular symptoms or conditions, including chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, and fatigue. Perform physical examinations, review medical history, and order diagnostic tests such as electrocardiograms (ECGs), echocardiograms, stress tests, and cardiac catheterization to diagnose cardiovascular diseases and assess cardiac function. Treatment Planning: Develop individualized treatment plans based on the patient's medical history, diagnostic findings, and clinical presentation. Prescribe medications, lifestyle modifications, and interventions to manage cardiovascular conditions such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and valvular heart disease. Cardiac Procedures: Perform specialized cardiac procedures and interventions to diagnose and treat cardiovascular conditions, including cardiac catheterization, angioplasty, stenting, electrophysiology studies, pacemaker implantation, cardioversion, and cardiac ablation procedures. Use advanced imaging modalities and technologies to guide interventions and assess treatment outcomes. Risk Factor Management: Evaluate and manage risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity, smoking, and sedentary lifestyle. Provide patient education on lifestyle modifications, dietary changes, exercise regimens, and smoking cessation strategies to reduce cardiovascular risk and improve overall health. Heart Failure Management: Manage patients with heart failure through comprehensive medical management, including diuretic therapy, vasodilators, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and aldosterone antagonists. Monitor fluid status, assess cardiac function, and adjust medications to optimize symptom control and reduce hospitalizations. Arrhythmia Management: Diagnose and manage cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, and bradyarrhythmias. Prescribe antiarrhythmic medications, perform cardioversion, implant pacemakers or defibrillators, and provide catheter ablation procedures to restore normal heart rhythm and prevent complications. Coronary Artery Disease Management: Manage patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) through medical therapy, lifestyle modifications, and revascularization procedures such as percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) or coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Optimize secondary prevention strategies to reduce the risk of recurrent cardiac events. Heart Valve Disease Management: Evaluate and manage patients with heart valve diseases, including valvular stenosis, regurgitation, and prosthetic valve dysfunction. Monitor valve function, assess hemodynamics, and recommend surgical or transcatheter interventions to repair or replace diseased heart valves. Cardiovascular Imaging Interpretation: Interpret and analyze cardiovascular imaging studies, including echocardiograms, cardiac MRI, cardiac CT angiography, and nuclear imaging studies. Use imaging findings to diagnose cardiac conditions, assess cardiac function, and guide treatment decisions. Collaboration and Consultation: Collaborate with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, including primary care physicians, cardiothoracic surgeons, interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists, and cardiac rehabilitation specialists, to provide comprehensive care for patients with cardiovascular diseases. Consult with colleagues on complex cases, share expertise, and coordinate patient care across specialties. Patient Education and Counseling: Educate patients and their families about cardiovascular diseases, treatment options, medication adherence, lifestyle modifications, and cardiac rehabilitation programs. Empower patients to actively participate in their care, make informed decisions, and adopt heart-healthy behaviors to improve cardiovascular outcomes.