A physician is obligated to consider more than a diseased organ, more even than the whole man – he must view the man in his world. – Harvey Cushing
One must not forget that recovery is brought about not by the physician, but by the sick man himself. He heals himself, by his own power, exactly as he walks by means of his own power, or eats, or thinks, breathes or sleeps. – Georg Groddeck
You know, I’m a physician. I like to diagnose things. And, you know, I’ve diagnosed some pretty, pretty significant issues that I think a lot of people resonate with. – Ben Carson
The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician. – Abraham Verghese
I studied at the Hebrew University Medical Faculty, graduated, and was an Israel Defense Forces’ combat physician on a Navy ship. – Aaron Ciechanover
They that are whole need not a physician; but they that are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. – The Bible Jesus Christ, Luke 5:31-32.
Prescription: A physician’s guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient. – Ambrose Bierce
They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy. – Baha’u’llah
Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician. – Chris Hadfield
Preventive medicine isn’t part of a physician’s everyday routine, which is spent dispensing drugs and performing surgery. – Deepak Chopra
As a physician specializing in nutrition, my priority is to the health of the public. – Michael Greger
I trained initially as a physical chemist, and then, after becoming interested in biology, I went to medical school and learned how to be a physician. So, I’m a physician scientist. – Francis Collins
As a physician for over 30 years, I am well aware of the dangers infectious diseases pose. – Phil Gingrey
As lower-cost phones begin to penetrate, they’ll become the educator and physician everywhere on the planet. – Peter Diamandis
I am a career physician. I practiced for 32 years before I began my career as a public servant. – Phil Gingrey
The role of a clown and a physician are the same – it’s to elevate the possible and to relieve suffering. – Patch Adams
As a practicing physician for over 30 years, I can assure the president that the majority of physicians in this country are for health-care reform – just not the government-run reform he prefers. – Phil Gingrey
Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners. – The Bible Jesus Christ, Mark 2:17
If I’m at the front line and refuse to treat a patient, it’s considered a crime. As a physician, this is my oath. I’m going to treat everyone regardless. – Joanne Liu
I had an interest in health policy and a realization that, as an academic physician, one of the things you’re always looking to do is to have your clinical interests and your scholarly interests overlap and reinforce one another. – Risa Lavizzo-Mourey
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
