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There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades.

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician.

Robert Jarvik

The United States has an active pharmaceutical industry that has brought huge benefits to the U.S. public. Most Americans, who benefit from these advances, have little understanding of how difficult it is to create an important new medical therapy and make it available to improve public health.

Robert Jarvik

I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.

Robert Jarvik

Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them.

Robert Jarvik

I do not practice clinical medicine and hence do not treat individual patients. My career is in medical science.

Robert Jarvik

I knew that my father was going to die of heart disease, and I was trying to make a heart for him.

Robert Jarvik

I accepted the role of spokesman for Lipitor because I am dedicated to the battle against heart disease, which killed my father at age 62 and motivated me to become a medical doctor.

Robert Jarvik

This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated.

Robert Jarvik

Our ad campaign with Pfizer is educational. Lipitor is the most widely prescribed drug in the country. For every prescription, there is a doctor writing it. It's a huge vote of confidence.

Robert Jarvik

There is a clear matter that I am not a practicing physician; I have never been a practitioner; everybody has known for decades.

Robert Jarvik

As a medical doctor who chose a career in artificial heart technology rather than clinical practice, I decided not to take an internship, which is required for licensing. Instead, I work with invention, manufacturing, regulatory affairs, and clinical application of artificial hearts.

Robert Jarvik

The artificial heart is very effective as a bridge to transplant, but the number of people that can be saved with human hearts is limited. A perfect artificial heart could save many more patients.

Robert Jarvik