Matthew Phelps, MD

Breast Imaging

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Breast Imaging
Breast Imaging Fellowship and Residency Site Director

Biography

Dr. Matthew Phelps is an assistant professor and physician at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center (FHCC). His clinical practice includes all aspects of breast imaging, including mammography, tomosynthesis, ultrasound, MRI, and breast interventional procedures. His primary goal as a radiologist is to provide compassionate, evidence-based medical care to each and every one of his patients. In addition to his clinical roles, his primary academic focus lies in advancing medical education, and he is the current director of both the University of Washington’s breast imaging fellowship and radiology residency breast imaging rotations. 

Dr. Phelps grew up in Northern California and graduated summa cum laude as one of four Maxwell Scholars from Pacific Union College in 2013. He earned his medical doctorate in 2017 and finished diagnostic radiology residency in 2022 at the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, CA. Afterwards, Dr. Phelps moved to Seattle, WA where he completed his breast imaging fellowship training in 2023 at the University of Washington. Outside of work, he is an avid outdoors enthusiast and prefers to spend his free time hiking and fishing throughout the beautiful Pacific Northwest. 

Education

• Fellowship, University of Washington Medical Center (2023)
• Residency, Loma Linda University Medical Center (2022)
• Internship, University of California, Riverside at Riverside Community Hospital (2018)
• MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine (2017)