pˈoʊlənd dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə dɪzˈiːz ðæt bˈɛɹz hɪz nˈeɪm pˈoʊlənd sˈɪndɹoʊm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ɪn ɐ pˈeɪpɚ tˈaɪɾəld "dᵻfˈɪʃənsi ʌvðə pˈɛktɚɹəl mˈʌsəlz", ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə dˈaɪsɛktᵻd bˈɑːdi ʌv dʒˈɔːɹdʒ ˈɛlt, ɐ dᵻsˈiːst kˈɑːnvɪkt.
Poland described the disease that bears his name (Poland syndrome) in 1841, in a paper titled "Deficiency of the pectoral muscles", in which he described the dissected body of George Elt, a deceased convict.