William Goodell (gynecologist)

William Goodell (October 17, 1829 – October 27, 1894) was an American gynecologist from Philadelphia, best remembered for first describing what is now referred to as Goodell's sign.[1]

William Goodell
Photograph by Frederick Gutekunst, 1870
BornOctober 17, 1829
DiedOctober 27, 1894(1894-10-27) (aged 65)
Known forGoodell's sign
Medical career
ProfessionDoctor
Sub-specialtiesGynecology
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Biography

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William Goodell was born in Malta, the son of missionary William Goodell,[2] and studied at William's College, Massachusetts and Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, graduating in 1854. He worked in Constantinople until 1861. He then worked in general practice in West Chester until he was appointed Lecturer on Obstetric Diseases of Women at the University of Pennsylvania in 1870, and then Clinical Professor in Diseases of Women and Children in 1874.[3]

He was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society in 1877.[4]

In 1882, he removed a 112 lbs ovarian tumor from a 31 year old patient, who weighted 75 lbs after the operation.[5]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ William Goodell at Mondofacto online medical dictionary
  2. ^ Charles Cole Creegan, Josephine A.B. Goodnow. Great Missionaries of the Church, page 42. Ayer Publishing, 1972. ISBN 9780836925418/
  3. ^ Obituary Br Med J. 1894 November 17; 2 (1768): 1149.
  4. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. ^ Scientific American. Munn & Company. 1882-02-25. p. 114.