Career
Afterwards he became in 1838 assistant surgeon at Guy"s Hospital, where from 1849 to 1871 he was surgeon, and from 1871 to 1892 consulting surgeon. He rose to be president of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1869. He was an excellent anatomist, a bold operator, and a clear and incisive writer, and though in lecturing he was afflicted with a stutter, he frequently used it with humorous effect and emphasis.
From 1843 to 1849 he was editor of Guy"s Hospital Reports, which contain many of his papers, particularly on urethral stenosis, puncture of the bladder, injuries to the head, and hernia.
He was the first English surgeon. He died at Kingston in 1892.
