An allied health professional for whom the American Medical Association’s Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA) has accredited education programs.
A technologist with specialized training in both invasive and noninvasive cardiac techniques. These include physical examination of the patient with heart disease, history taking, drug therapy, and some or all of the following tests or procedures (under professional supervision): blood gas analysis, Doppler ultrasonography, electrocardiography, exercise stress testing, echocardiography, and cardiac catheterization.