He was later awarded a gold medal in literature in the Pre-university exams at KBN College in Vijayawada in 1968.
In 1979, he served at the Kingston Public Hospital in Jamaica before joining the health service in Grenada.
He was employed by the Ministry of Health in 1980 as a casualty medical officer at the General Hospital in St. George's.
In 1981 he was promoted to the post of District Medical Officer and he continues to serve in this capacity.
As a District Medical Officer, his roles in the community included that of a family physician and an advocate of public health.