Dr. Harold Phillips

Biography

H. Westley Phillips, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University, where he specializes in pediatric neurosurgery with a specific interest in epilepsy. He completed his undergraduate studies at Yale University, where he was a member of the Varsity Football Team and received a Fulbright Scholarship. Dr. Phillips obtained his MD from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with a certificate of distinction from the Clinical Neuroscience Training Program. He completed his residency in neurosurgery at UCLA and received two years of NIH funding to explore the genetic underpinnings of epilepsy. Following his residency, he pursued fellowship training in pediatric epilepsy surgery and genetics research at Boston Children’s Hospital and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. At Stanford, Dr. Phillips leads a molecular genetics laboratory focusing on the role of somatic mosaicism in epileptogenesis. His commitment to improving treatment outcomes for children with drug-resistant epilepsy is demonstrated through his innovative research and cutting-edge surgical techniques. He has published in leading academic journals including Nature: Genetics, JAMA Neurology, Journal of Neuroscience, and Epilepsia Neurology.

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