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David Henry Goodsall (4 January 1843, in
Gravesend Gravesend is a town in northwest Kent, England, situated 21 miles (35 km) east-southeast of Charing Cross (central London) on the Bank (geography), south bank of the River Thames and opposite Tilbury in Essex. Located in the diocese of Ro ...
– 14 September 1906, in
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) was an
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surgeon In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...
who is remembered for describing
Goodsall's rule Goodsall's rule relates the external opening (in the perianal skin) of an anal fistula to its internal opening (in the anal canal). It states that if the perianal skin opening is posterior to the transverse anal line, the fistulous tract will open i ...
. He was born in Gravesend, and educated at St. Ann's School. His father had decided to study medicine, but died while he was a student at
St. Bartholomew's Hospital St Bartholomew's Hospital, commonly known as Barts, is a teaching hospital located in the City of London. It was founded in 1123 and is currently run by Barts Health NHS Trust. History Early history Barts was founded in 1123 by Rahere (died ...
, as a result of a wound sustained while performing a ''post mortem'' examination. As a result, David Goodsall's fees at St. Bartholomews were waived, as his father's wound was inflicted by a member of staff, and he studied medicine there from 1865. He became house surgeon at
St Mark's Hospital St Mark's Hospital (informally St Mark's) is a hospital in Harrow, Greater London, England. Managed by London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, it is the only hospital in the world to specialise entirely in intestinal and colorectal m ...
in 1870, a
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellowship of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons (FRCS) is a professional qualification to practise as a senior surgeon in Ireland or the United Kingdom. It is bestowed on an intercollegiate basis by the four Royal Colleges of Surgeons (the Royal C ...
in 1872, and full surgeon in 1888. He developed an interest in rectal surgery, writing a chapter in ''Diseases of the Anus and Rectum'' in which Goodsall's rule is described. He is thought to have died of a
myocardial infarction A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may ...
in 1906.Marvin L. Corman. ''Colon and Rectal Surgery'', page 298. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005
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English surgeons 1843 births 1906 deaths People from Gravesend, Kent {{England-med-bio-stub