Isabella Forshall

Isabella Forshall
Black and white portrait photograph of Isabella Forshall. She is wearing glasses.
Born(1900-10-02)2 October 1900
Sussex, England
Died10 August 1989(1989-08-10) (aged 88)
Chichester, England
NationalityEnglish
EducationLondon School of Medicine for Women
Royal Free Hospital
OccupationPaediatric Surgeon
Medical career
InstitutionsRoyal Liverpool Children's Hospital
Alder Hey Children's Hospital

Isabella Forshall FRCSE (2 October 1900 – 10 August 1989) was an English paediatric surgeon who played a leading role in the development of the speciality of paediatric surgery in the United Kingdom. She took a particular interest in neonatal surgery and was instrumental in the establishment of the Liverpool Neonatal Surgical Unit, the first neonatal intensive care unit in the UK[1] and indeed in the world.[2]

  1. ^ Taylor, Joshua. "The history of Alder Hey Children's Hospital from 1910 to 2015". Liverpool Echo. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
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