Background
Lewis, Howard Phelps was born on February 18, 1902 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edmund P. and Mary Edith (Howard) Lewis.
Lewis, Howard Phelps was born on February 18, 1902 in San Francisco, California, United States. Son of Edmund P. and Mary Edith (Howard) Lewis.
Bachelor of Science, Oregon State College, 1924. Doctor of Medicine, University Oregon, 1930.
Intern, resident in medicine, Multnomah Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1930-1932;
private practice and part time teaching, 1932-1942;
associate professor medicine, U. Oregon Medical School, 1946-1947;
professor, head department medicine, U. Oregon Medical School, 1947-1971;
professor emeritus, 1971-1985. Former chief medicine Multnomah Hospital, U. Oregon Medical School Hospital. Honorary.staff Good Samaritan Hospital, Providence Hospital, Emanuel Hospital, St. Vincent Hospital, Portland.
Member of advisory county National Heart Institute, 1956-1960.
Colonel Medical corpus, United States army. Served at William Beaumont, Halloran and Rhoads General hospitals. Consultant medical 2d Service Command, 1942-1946.
Fellow American College Cardiology. Member American Heart Association (honorary fellow council clinical Cardiology 1963), Western Association Physicians, Association American Physicians, Oregon, Multnomah County medical societies, American Medical Association (chairman section internal medicine 1954-1955), American Clinical and Climatological Association (president 1958), Pacific Interurban Clinical Club, North Pacific Society Internal Medicine, American Federation Clinical Research, Western Society Clinical Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Waverley Country Club, University Club.
Married Wava Irene Brown, July 2, 1927. Children: Richard Phelps, Thomas Howard.