Neonatologist

Duties and responsibilities:

Neonatologist is a doctor who is involved with high risk infants. They work with premature babies and babies that are born with serious illnesses or those who contract diseases on birth, low birth weight or congenital malformations. They basically work in the neonatal intensive care unit. They also look after the prenatal care and supervise delivery of such high risk infants. Neonatologists take special care of infants’ timely nutrition to endure their required growth and development. Infants stay under the supervision of neonatologists until they are ready to leave for home.

Salary:

$145,000 – $190,000.

Education requirements:

§  Must complete the medical college

§  Should be at least a doctor of medicine

§  Must attain training program in general pediatrics

§  Fellowship program for intensive care of infants

§  Should have knowledge related to health science

i do want to become a neonatologist because i want to help the infants be better so they could live long.