jan 1, 1350 - John Arderne

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First English Surgeon - success rate of 50%
Wrote "The Practice of Surgery"
Developed Pain Killing Ointment - stopped need for cauterisation.
Good bedside manner.
Urged Doctors to trust their own judgement not Hippocrates and Galen.
Charged the rich as much as possible but treated poor for free.

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