Background
III, John Atlas Phillips, was born on January 24, 1944 in Sanford, North Carolina, United States. Son of John A. and Rachael (Sloan) P.
III, John Atlas Phillips, was born on January 24, 1944 in Sanford, North Carolina, United States. Son of John A. and Rachael (Sloan) P.
Student, University North Carolina, 1965. Doctor of Medicine, Wake Forest University, 1969.
Intern, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1969-1970;
junior resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1970-1971;
senior resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1973-1974;
chief resident, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1974-1975;
assistant professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1978-1982;
associate professor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1982-1984;
professor pediatrics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1984;
professor biochemistry, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1986;
David T. Karzon chair genetics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, since 1992. Board science counselors National Institute Child Health, Washington, 1984-1988. Counsilor Center Study Polymorphisme Humain, Paris, since 1988.
Member of advisory committee Center Reproductive Biology, Nashville, 1990-1994. Board directors March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, Nashville, since 1986. Member of advisory board National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, Tennessee, since 1990.
Member Tennessee Genetics Advisory Committee, Nashville, since 1984.
Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1971-1973. Member American Society Clinical Investigation, Society Pediatric Research, American College Medical Genetics (founding, board directors since 1995), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Gretchen Lynch, August 1, 1965. Children: Jennifer Allene, John Atlas IV, Charles Andrew, James William.