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|Slideshows|October 16, 2014

When Radiologists Don’t Want to be Radiologists

How three radiology-trained professionals made their careers outside of the reading room. Hint: they are all in the C-suite.

You may have dreamed of being a radiologist since you were a kid. Or maybe you have competing interests, and always wanted to start a business, invent devices, consult, or dip your toes into another career pool. Given the shaky radiology job market, maybe it’s time to take action on those dreams.Diagnostic Imaging spoke with three radiology-trained entrepreneurs who did just that: started new businesses while continuing to use and capitalizing on their physician training. Check out our slideshow to see what they’re doing.


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