Andreas Gruentzig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andreas Gruentzig

German surgeon

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1939

Place of Birth: Dresden, Saxony, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Oct-1985

Profession: surgeon, university teacher, cardiologist, radiologist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Andreas Roland Grüntzig (25 June 1939 – 27 October 1985) was a German radiologist and cardiologist, with foundational interest, training and research in epidemiology, angiology.
He is known for being the first to develop successful balloon angioplasty for expanding lumens of narrowed arteries.
He was born in Dresden.