Cardiology Personal Statement

The human heart is such a delicate organ - and yet it is at the epicenter of life. While working as the Chief Medical Officer in a rural outreach program in India, I soon came to realize the effectiveness and importance of the simple EKG. When the patients arrived in distress, a quick and accurate interpretation of the clinical picture including the EKG was essential to initiate early life-saving maneuvers, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and stabilization prior to transfer to the tertiary referral center. I spent hours researching on effective cardiac resuscitation techniques and came to regard cardiology as the most prestigious and noble profession. My career goal is to become a physician specializing in cardiovascular diseases. I believe that a fellowship in general cardiology will provide me the knowledge and experience I need to succeed in this this highly competitive field. As a medical resident at the Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, I have had the opportunity to learn many advanced interventional techniques and extraordinary life-sustaining treatments, adding another dimension to my overall medical experience. My rotation at the National Institute of Health in clinical cardiology this year has further broadened my perspective …show more content…
Thus I have come to realize how important research is for my professional growth. With encouragement from my mentors, I have completed multiple first author publications in peer-reviewed journals. I am currently working on a research project on cardiac sarcoidosis, studying cardiac MRI and strain echocardiography pre- and post-treatment with steroids. This study will allow better characterization of factors associated with subsequent improvement after steroid treatment. I have also recently completed a study suggesting a prediction model to differentiate Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy from