skip to content »

Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Houston, Texas

Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
not shown on screen

William A. Phillips, M.D.

William A. Phillips, M.D.Texas Children's Hospital

6701 Fannin, Clinical Care Center
8th Floor, CC 670.01
Houston, TX 77030
Phone:  832-822-3111
Fax:    832-825-3127

Dr. Phillips is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon with a special interest in spinal disorders such as scoliosis, kyphosis, spondylolysis, and spondylolisthesis, as well as disorders of the cervical spine such as Klippel-Feil syndrome, Atlanto-axial instability and swan neck deformity. He treats children with congenital problems such as clubfoot, hemihypertrophy, femoral hypoplasia, fibular or tibial hemimelia as well as developmental problems such as Blount’s disease, Legg-Perthes, SCFE, and neuromuscular problems such as myelomeningocele and cerebral palsy. He is a nationally recognized lecturer and has authored several book chapters regarding spinal problems in children and other pediatric orthopedic topics. He is board certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

Affiliations

Professional

  • Consultant Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
  • Consultant Reviewer, Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Reviewer, Pediatrics
  • Reviewer, Spine

Staff

  • Active Staff: Texas Children’s Hospital

Faculty

  • Chief, Orthopedic Service, Texas Children’s Hospital , Houston, Texas
  • Chief, Orthopedic Surgery Clinic, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
  • Chief, Scoliosis Clinic, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas
  • Professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas   

Education

Dr. Phillips earned his B.S. degree with high honors from the University of Notre Dame in 1974 and obtained his M.D. in 1978 from the University of Chicago. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Chicago in 1983 then completed the Spinal Deformity Surgery Fellowship at Rush-Presbyterian – St. Luke’s Medical Center in Chicago, Ill., in 1984.

Memberships

  • Fellow, American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons
  • Fellow, American Academy Of Pediatrics
  • American Orthopaedic Association
  • Fellow, Scoliosis Research Society
  • Pediatric Orthopaedic Society Of North America
  • Cervical Spine Research Society
  • American Academy Of Cerebral Palsy And Developmental Medicine
  • Orthopaedic Research Society
  • Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
  • American Medical Association
  • Fellow, American College Of Surgeons
  • Texas Orthopaedic Association
  • Texas Medical Association
  • Texas Pediatric Society
  • Houston Orthopaedic Society
  • Harris County Medical Society