hiː wʌz ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾᵻd æt ðə ɹˈɔɪəl hˈaɪ skˈuːl, ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɔn tə stˈʌdi mˈɛdəsən æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə.
He was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh going on to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh.