Virginia Apgar

Medicine American 1909 – 1974 99 quotes

Created the Apgar score for newborn assessment, improved infant mortality rates.

Quotes by Virginia Apgar

Birth is a miracle; our job is to protect it.

Interview 1959

I traded strings for stethoscopes, but music remains.

Early letter 1930

Defects in birth remind us of environmental sins.

Environmental health talk 1963

Persistence in research yields profound rewards.

Motivational speech 1957

A quick glance can change a lifetime.

On Apgar score 1952

Medicine is art disguised as science.

Philosophical remark 1965

Colleagues, let's prioritize the vulnerable.

Letter to AMA 1972

Witty diagnosis: the baby scores high on resilience.

Joke in rounds 1954

Life's meaning? Helping the helpless start strong.

Personal interview 1971

Rubella vaccine: a victory over tragedy.

Public statement 1969

From Mount Holyoke to medicine, dreams evolve.

Alumni speech 1933

The OR is a symphony; I conduct quietly.

Metaphorical remark 1947

No child left behind in the delivery room.

Advocacy speech 1960

Observation is the mother's milk of diagnosis.

Teaching excerpt 1951

My last words? Keep scoring for the kids.

Deathbed note (attributed) 1974

Anesthesiology: where seconds save souls.

Professional aphorism 1946

Women pioneers light the way for others.

Mentoring letter 1973

Humor diffuses tension: 'This baby's got rhythm!'

Operating room quip 1955

Science demands we question, not accept.

Research philosophy 1968