Jeronimo Accacio da Gama, was born in Verna, Salcete, Goa, He did his preparatory studies in Goa and his English studies in Bombay. He enrolled at Grant College of Medicine in Bombay and received his medical degree from the University of Bombay in 1872. He was appointed as Assistant Surgeon at the College. His specialisation was Ophthalmology and he performed numerous surgeries of the eyes.