ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv hiː bɪɡˈæn lˈɛktʃɚɹɪŋ ɪn ɐnˈæɾəmi ænd sˈɜːdʒɚɹi, ænd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə səksˈiːd dʒˈɑːn tˈɜːnɚɹ æz pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ʌv sˈɜːdʒɚɹi ɪnðə ɹˈɔɪəl kˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv sˈɜːdʒənz, ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə.
In 1825 he began lecturing in anatomy and surgery, and in 1831 was appointed to succeed John Turner as Professor of Surgery in the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh.