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 …

- 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

Lipitor is one of the most researched medicines. I'm glad I take Lipitor, as a doctor, and a dad.

- Robert Jarvik

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician. I think it's very upfront. I am a doctor. I have long experience with heart disease.

- Robert Jarvik

This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent…

- 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 re…

- 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 adv…

- Robert Jarvik

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician.

- Robert Jarvik

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

- Robert Jarvik