Background
Phelps, M.D. was born on August 28, 1923 in Esto, Kentucky, United States. Son of M.D. Senior and Verna Jewell (Haynes) O.
Phelps, M.D. was born on August 28, 1923 in Esto, Kentucky, United States. Son of M.D. Senior and Verna Jewell (Haynes) O.
Bachelor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1944; Doctor of Medicine, U. Louisville, 1947.
Staff physician, Fairmont (West Virginia) General Hospital, 1947-1949; staff physician, Lahey Clinic, Boston, 1951-1989; staff physician, Russell County (Kentucky) Hospital, since 1989; staff physician, Edmonton (Kentucky) Primary Care.
First lieutenant Medical Corps, United States Army, 1951-1953. Fellow American College of Physicians.
Married Irene Kinsler, February 9, 1950. Children: Mary, Mark, Nancy, John, Matthew.