Emory Faculty
Emory Faculty
Lawrence S Phillips, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Emory Clinic at 1365 Clifton Road
1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg A, Fl 3, Atlanta, GA 30322Booking information not available
(404) 778-3280About
Dr. Phillips was educated at Swarthmore College and Harvard Medical School, followed by residency at Rush University Medical Center and fellowship training at Washington University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in both internal medicine and endocrinology and metabolism, is listed as one of the Best Doctors in America, and has been a professor of medicine at Emory for 36 years.
At Emory, he has been Director of the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Program Director of the General Clinical Research Center. He is currently the Medical Director of the Clinical Studies Center at the Atlanta VA Medical Center.
He has been engaged in research, teaching and the clinical practice of endocrinology for over 50 years, and has published over 250 articles in peer-review journals. He has had funding from the National Institutes of Health, the American Diabetes Association, and the Veterans Administration for basic and clinical diabetes research. His clinical research activities currently span a range from epidemiology, genetics, medical economics, improvement of health care delivery and development of strategies to detect diabetes pathophysiology early in its natural history. In recent years, he analyzed decision-making by health care providers and showed that diabetes therapy was often not intensified despite high glucose levels – identified as ""clinical inertia"".
After demonstrating that interventions focused on overcoming clinical inertia led to improved metabolic control in the Grady Diabetes Clinic, he then extended his objectives to a broader patient population. Dr. Phillips developed novel strategies which help to overcome clinical inertia and improve diabetes management in primary care settings as well. His current work at Emory and the VA is aimed to revolutionize diabetes care by identifying prediabetes and diabetes early in the natural history, and using stepped intensification of management to keep glucose levels as close to normal as possible, without hypoglycemia, aimed to change the course of the disease – when preventive treatment is most effective and least expensive.
He is also co-founder of a startup company, DiaSyst, which is developing diabetes management software.
Languages
- English
Emory Affiliation
- Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
- Emory Healthcare Network
- Emory Physician Group Practice
Academic Title
- Professor
Academic Profile
Year Started Practicing
- 1969
Locations
Emory Clinic at 1365 Clifton Road
1365 Clifton Road Northeast
Bldg A, Fl 3
Atlanta,
GA
30322
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Education
- Fellowship: Univ of WA Medical Center, Endo, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 1974
- Residency: Rush Presbyterian - St. Lukes Med Center, Internal Medicine, 1969
- Internship: Rush Presbyterian - St. Lukes Med Center, Internal Medicine, 1968
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, MD, 1967
Board Certifications
- Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1973
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 1972
Professional Memberships
- American Diabetes Association
The Endocrine Society