He worked as a thoracic and general surgeon in the north of NY and was appointed as a senior researcher in the Medical Research Institute of the New York Academy of Medical Sciences, with the main clinical focus of oesophageal surgery. He continued in this post until his move to the Seattle in the early 1992.

Completed M.B.B.S (1966) at Stanley Medical College

1988 British Thoracic Society Fisons Travel Fellowship