# Alfred Poland

> Alfred Poland was a 19th-century British surgeon. He is now best known for the first account of the condition later known as Poland syndrome, a congenital deformity now described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.

*British surgeon*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alfred-poland

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Born:** 1822
- **Died:** 1872-08-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alfred Poland was a 19th-century British surgeon. He is now best known for the first account of the condition later known as Poland syndrome, a congenital deformity now described as an underdevelopment or absence of the chest muscle (pectoralis) on one side of the body and webbing of the fingers of the hand on the same side.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.6 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.1 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.1 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 28.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 45.0 / 100

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