{"id":2985,"date":"2018-08-16T10:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T14:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=2985"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:49:49","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:49:49","slug":"michael-phillips-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/directory\/michael-phillips-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Phillips, MD, MSCR, FACS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Surgery<\/p>\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.2 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5hjMSPwri7A\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n\n<h3>SPECIALTIES<\/h3>\n<p>Minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital anomalies, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Prenatal counseling and inflammatory bowel disease<\/p>\n<h3>EDUCATION<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Doctor of Medicine with Honors in Research, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI<\/li>\n<li>Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE<\/li>\n<li>General Surgery Residency, University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC<\/li>\n<li>Post Graduate NIH Trauma Research Fellow, University of North Carolina Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC<\/li>\n<li>Bachelor of Science (Microbiology), Brigham Young University, Provo, UT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>BOARD CERTIFICATIONS<b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>General Surgery \u2013 Board Certified 2016<\/li>\n<li>Pediatric Surgery &#8211; Board Certified 2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>PUBLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Search for publications on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pubmed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a>\u00a0using <b><i>phillips mr<\/i><\/b> as search criteria<\/p>\n<h3>Q &amp; A<\/h3>\n<p>For a personal introspective on Dr. Phillips, check out his<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/michael-phillips-md-comes-home-to-join-division-of-pediatric-surgery\/\"> interview<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>PATIENT STORIES<\/h3>\n<table class=\" alignleft\" style=\"width: 88.9502%;border-collapse: collapse;height: 570px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 148px\"><strong>A Boy with Kabuki Syndrome\u00a0 | <\/strong>December 2, 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #333333\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11111 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Harrison-4-e1611935271616.jpg 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Harrison McNally is like any other two-year-old boy. He sits in the living room with his four-year-old sister laughing, playing, and having a good time. However, Harrison has a unique path in front of him. At three months old, he was diagnosed with Kabuki syndrome, a rare disorder that affects each child born with it in diverse ways.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/harrisonmcnally\/\">Read more about Harrison&#8217;s story.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 243px\" valign=\"top\">\n<td style=\"width: 80.8029%;height: 226px\"><strong>A Tumor in Utero | <\/strong>March 7, 2019<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-11112 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Phillips_Sykes_web-e1611935469838-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Phillips_Sykes_web-e1611935469838-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Phillips_Sykes_web-e1611935469838-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/pedssurgery\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/771\/2018\/08\/Phillips_Sykes_web-e1611935469838.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Diagnosed in utero, Abbey and Heath Sykes found out that their child was suffering from Sacrococcygeal Teratoma (SCT), a rare fetal tumor. \u201cJust because there is something not quite right in utero, these great doctors can give your child a fighting chance. We\u2019re strong and dedicated to doing everything we could to give our baby girl the best chance at life,\u201d says Abby. <span class=\"news_readmore\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/story\/ruth-sykes\/\">Read more about Ruth&#8217;s story<\/a><\/span>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associate Professor of Surgery SPECIALTIES Minimally invasive surgery, thoracic surgery, congenital anomalies, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), Prenatal counseling and inflammatory bowel disease EDUCATION Doctor of Medicine with Honors in Research, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, Alfred I. 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