Background
Kelley, Samuel Walter was born on September 15, 1855 in Adamsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter and Selina Catherine (Kaemmerer) Kelley.
Kelley, Samuel Walter was born on September 15, 1855 in Adamsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Walter and Selina Catherine (Kaemmerer) Kelley.
Doctor of Medicine Western Reserve University, Cleveland, 1884. Also studied in hospitals of London.
Chief department of diseases of children, Polyclinic, Western Reserve University, 1886-1893. Professor diseases of children, Cleveland College Physicians and Surgical (Ohio Wesleyan University), 1893-1910. Surgeon to the children Saint Luke’s Hospital, senior staff
Secretary medical staff Cleveland City Hospital, 1891-1899, president, 1899-1902.
Pediatrist City Hospital, 1893-1910. Entered service as civilian surgeon, Spanish-American War.
Recommended for “efficiency in the field under most trying circumstances”. Commissioned brigade surgeon of volumes with rank of major, August 17, 1898.
Editor: Cleveland Medical Gazette, 1885-1901.
President Ohio State Pediatric Society, 1896, 97. Chairman of the section on diseases of children American Medical Association, 1900-1901. President Association American Teachers of Diseases of Children, 1907-1908.
Fellow American College of Surgeons.
Member governing committee Gorgas Memorial Institute.
Member governing committee
Married Amelia Kemmerlein, July 2, 1884. Children: Walter Paul (deceased), Katherine Mildred.