lˈɪzɑːɹz klˈeɪmd ɪn pɹˈɪnt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ˈeɪt ðæt dʒˈeɪmz sˈaɪm hæd ɛndˈeɪndʒɚd ɐ pˈeɪʃənts lˈaɪf ænd ɹˈuːɪnd hɪz hˈɛlθ baɪ wˈɔnt ʌv kˈɛɹ ɪn ɐvˈɜːɾɪŋ hˈɛmɚɹɪdʒ; sˈaɪm hɐdbɪn ɐn ʌnsəksˈɛsfəl kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚ fɚðə pˈoʊst hˈɛld baɪ lˈɪzɑːɹz.
Lizars claimed in print in 1838 that James Syme had endangered a patient's life and ruined his health by want of care in averting hemorrhage; Syme had been an unsuccessful competitor for the post held by Lizars.