He learned Dutch surgery and became one of Gentaku's leading pupils, ranking next below the big four of Shirando: Genshin UDAGAWA, Sokichi HASHIMOTO, Saisuke YAMAMURA and Sanpaku INAMURA.
オランダ外科を学び、宇田川玄真・橋本宗吉・山村才助・稲村三伯ら芝蘭堂四天王と呼ばれた門人に次ぐ玄沢の高弟となった。