He held a research fellowship at the Harvard Medical School (1951) and was appointed Professor of Paediatrics at the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London (1964), heading the neonatal research unit.
An article entitled 'Human Guinea Pigs: A Warning' published in 1962 in the journal Twentieth Century by Maurice Pappworth, a Liverpool-born physician, caused public alarm and bitter controversy among members of the medical profession.
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He qualified as a doctor in 1951, gained experience as a registrar in Hammersmith Hospital and the Royal Postgraduate Medical School in London.