After qualifying at the LSMW in 1922, she held residencies at the London Lock Hospital and the Mildmay Mission Hospital. She later became surgical registrar at the South London Hospital for Women. In 1925, she became the first woman surgical registrar at the London Lock Hospital. As her career progressed, she was elected to consultant posts at Queen Mary's Hospital in Carshalton, the Mother's Hospital in London, and the London Lock Hospital. According to her obituary, she 'greatly prized' her position at the Lock Hospital - although the institution was closed after changes brought in by the foundation of the National Health Service.
