In 1919 the College awarded him the Chiene Medal for his thesis on blood transfusion.[2] He worked as Assistant Surgeon at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Lauriston Place and was promoted to Senior Surgeon in 1928. He also assisted at the Deaconess Hospital and lectured in Pathology at the University of Edinburgh.[3] He was Chairman of the Edinburgh University Postgraduate Board for nine years.
In middle age he lived at 6 Castle Terrace, a terraced house facing Edinburgh Castle.[4] In 1938 he was elected to the Aesculapian Club of Edinburgh.[5]