Richard Myler
Richard Myler · Science & Medicine
Interventional cardiologist, pioneer of coronary angioplasty
2013, Belmont, California, USA
United States
Richard Myler is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Interventional cardiologist, pioneer of coronary angioplasty
Richard Karl Myler was an American interventional cardiologist and educator who, in March 1978, performed the first coronary angioplasty in a U.S. catheterization laboratory, having earlier assisted Andreas Gruentzig's pioneering 1977 procedure in Zurich. His work helped launch the era of catheter-based treatment of heart disease. He is listed among Jewish figures in biomedical science by the Jewish reference site Jinfo.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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Interventional cardiologist, pioneer of coronary angioplasty
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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