Received his professional education at University College Hospital, where he was elected a House Surgeon. Was Surgeon to the Western Ophthalmic Hospital, to the North Pancras Dispensary, and occupied the position of Surgeon to the North-west District of St Pancras. He was a Fellow and Honorary Secre

Received his professional training at St George's Hospital, where a certain R Cumming, according to the St George's Hospital Records, was twelve months pupil to Sir Benjamin Brodie from April 28th, 1834. He was a Volunteer Surgeon before he settled in practice at Malpas, Cheshire, where he remained