Dr. Peter Gruenwald

Birth record: ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM (o. Ústí nad Labem) 2277 N 1896-1938 (120/152)

Studied medicine in Vienna university
Emigration to USA in 1938 - arrived in NY on June 18, 1938 onboard S/S President Roosevelt, sailing fron Hamburg from June 8, 1938.

Pioneer in the discovery of "Surfactant" and its role in lung development of premature newborns

Obituary: https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-obituary-dr-pe...