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.

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.

I am a medical scientist, not a practical physician.

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.

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

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.

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