Alain Cribier
Alain Cribier | |
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| Born | 25 January 1945 |
| Died | 16 February 2024 (aged 79) Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Education | MD (University of Paris) |
| Occupation | Cardiologist |
| Known for | Pioneering surgical procedures |
Alain Cribier, FACC, FESC (25 January 1945 – 16 February 2024) was a French interventional cardiologist, Professor of Medicine and Director of Cardiology at the University of Rouen's Charles Nicolle Hospital. Alain Cribier was best known for performing the world's first transcatheter aortic valve implantation in 2002, first transcatheter mitral commissurotomy in 1995, and first balloon aortic valvuloplasty in 1986.