 During this period, he also worked as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Madras Medical College but moved to Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam in 1934 as the Professor of Clinical Medicine, where he worked till 1941.In between, he took a hiatus from work and obtained "Diploma in Tuberculosis Diseases" (TDD) from Cardiff University School of Medicine, Wales, UK, in 1938.When World War II broke out, he joined Indian Armed Forces in 1942 as an Officer-Commanding of the Medical Division and served as a Medical Specialist and adviser.