Dr. Rhian Davies shares her journey from cardiology fellowship to becoming an interventionist specializing in complex high-risk PCIs and CTOs while balancing her passion for competitive horseback jumping.

• Meeting Dr. Lombardi at a fellows course in 2018 despite initial intimidation
• Transitioning from fellowship to practice and dealing with being the first female interventionist in her practice
• Finding balance between professional responsibilities and personal passions 
• Mental and physical parallels between competitive jumping and performing complex interventions
• Navigating a devastating elbow injury that threatened both career and personal identity
• Learning to communicate honestly about struggles rather than suppressing emotions
• Building genuine relationships with colleagues and creating community support systems
• Developing mental preparation techniques for both riding competitions and complex cardiac cases
• Recognizing the importance of maintaining passions outside of medicine for mental well-being

"To truly enjoy this career, you have to be ready for not every case going as planned. This field is unbelievably rewarding, and the cases that go amazing and save lives are wonderful, but there are those that don't, and being prepared for that is important."

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