General Info

Dr. Michael Phillips grew up in Stamford, Texas – near Abilene. He graduated with honors from Texas Tech University in 1991 with his Bachelor of Science degree. Then, he then graduated from Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1995 and went on to the University of Texas HSC in San Antonio where he completed his internship in internal medicine in 1996 and his residency in anesthesiology in 1999. During his last year or residency, he served as Chief Resident. Following his residency, Dr. Phillips practiced anesthesia and pain medicine in Abilene, Texas for over 3 years before relocating his family and practice to the DFW area. Dr. Phillips was the first doctor in Dallas Fort Worth to perform Autologous intradiscal stem cell (BMAC) injections for lumbar disc disease and also the first doctor to perform cervical spine intradiscal stem cell injections. He was the first doctor to implant the Medtronic MRI compatible Spinal Cord Stimulator system in the North Texas region and the first doctor in Texas to ever implant a gold-plated Medtronic Stimulator system for a patient with a Titanium allergy. Dr. Phillips was the first doctor in the North Texas region and second in Texas to implant the Abbott Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) stimulator system for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome. He was also one of the 1st 50 doctors in the country to be trained on and implant the Superion Vertiflex indirect decompression spacer device for lumbar spinal stenosis. Dr. Phillips has also served on a number of boards. He currently serves on the Executive Board and Medical Executive Committees and has previously served as Medical Director of several surgery centers in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex.