▁Quebec ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 9 . ▁He ▁studied ▁medicine ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁qualified ▁to ▁practice ▁as ▁a ▁sur geon ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁board ▁of ▁exam in ers , ▁he ▁studied ▁medicine ▁at ▁a ▁university ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁was ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁doctor ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁ap othe c ary ▁for ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Em igr ant ▁Hospital . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁assistant ▁sur geon ▁for ▁the ▁milit ia . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁b imon th ly ▁medical ▁publication , ▁Quebec ▁Medical ▁Journal / J ournal ▁de ▁médec ine ▁de ▁Québec ; ▁it ▁was ▁published ▁until ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 7 . ▁He ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Medical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁and ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁its ▁president . ▁▁ ▁T ess ier ▁lived ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 8 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁where ▁he ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁local ▁newspaper . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁Quebec ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁health ▁officer ▁for ▁the ▁port . ▁T ess ier ▁was ▁also ▁named ▁administrator ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁hospital ▁at ▁Po inte - L év y . ▁He ▁was ▁fired ▁from ▁his ▁posts ▁at ▁Quebec ▁following ▁the ▁ch ol era ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁ 1