Background
He was born in Aberdeen and educated at Denstone College in Staffordshire.
He was born in Aberdeen and educated at Denstone College in Staffordshire.
He then studied at the Medical School of King"s College Hospital, London, becoming first house surgeon and then in 1928 Registrar to the Ear, Nose and Throat department there.
He was appointed consultant surgeon to the ENT departments of King"s College Hospital (1931–1964) and Metropolitan Hospital (1930–1934) and consultant ENT surgeon at the Hostel of Street Luke (1932–1945), Street Giles" Hospital (1932-1945), Royal Hospital, Richmond (1931-1933), East Surrey Hospital (1934-1938) and the National Hospital for Nervous Diseases (1936-1967). He was elected President of the Royal Society of Medicine for 1962–1964.
He delivered numerous lectures and was made an honorary member of several overseas medical societies.