Mavis Parrott Kelsey Sr. (October 7, 1912 – November 12, 2013) was an American internist and one of the founders of the

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in 1949, now a large, multi-specialty clinic system located in the metro area of

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. Kelsey received his Bachelor of Science degree from the

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(now

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) in 1932. He attended medical school at the

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receiving his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1936.

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* Kelsey, Dr. Mavis and Joseph Pratt
Dr. Mavis Kelsey Oral History
Houston Oral History Project, November 2, 2007. American centenarians Men centenarians Physicians from Texas Texas A&M University alumni University of Texas Medical Branch alumni 1912 births 2013 deaths {{US-physician-stub