Maxwell was an outstanding surgeon, and most patients who sought help from him did so for surgical problems, such as eye problems, difficult childbirth, gangrene, and so on.
馬雅各是一位傑出的外科醫生，求助於他的病人也多以外科居多，眼疾、難產、手腳潰爛…… 等各式各樣的病症，四處求醫無效時，都轉而來找馬雅各。