Thomas Forrest Cotton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Forrest Cotton

(1884-1965) Cardiologist

Date of Birth: 04-Nov-1884

Place of Birth: Cowansville, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 26-Jul-1965

Profession: cardiologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Thomas Forrest Cotton FRCP (4 November 1884 – 26 July 1965) was a Canadian cardiologist.
He introduced electrocardiography to Canada and England and was the first to recognise the relationship between finger clubbing in adults with acquired structural heart disease and infective endocarditis.
His paper on clubbing in endocarditis is considered by cardiologists as a classic.