Advisers & FriendsAnthony F. Philipps, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsDr. Philipps is a specialist in neonatal-perinatal medicine. As a pediatric professor and section chief of neonatology and developmental biology at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Philipps also served as the medical director of the University Medical Center Newborn Intensive Care Unit. In addition to his clinical interests in neonatology, Dr. Philipps has had significant research interest in NIH-sponsored studies related to fetal metabolism and the endocrinology of fetal growth, with particular reference to diabetes in pregnancy. He is studying the biological significance of growth factors (hormones) present in milk and their potential positive effects on growth and development of premature infants. |
Title: |
Professor Chair of Pediatrics Medical Director, UC Davis Children's Hospital |
Specialty: |
Pediatric Neonatology |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
UC Davis Children's Hospital |
Address: |
UC Davis Medical Center 2315 Stockton Blvd., Suite NICU Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Education: |
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Chicago, Illinois M.D. 1970 |
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University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois B.A. 1966 |
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Internships: |
University of Colorado Medical Center Denver, Colorado 1970-72 Pediatrics |
Residency: |
University of Colorado Medical Center Denver, Colorado 1974-75 Chief Resident, Pediatrics University of Colorado Medical Center Denver, Colorado 1970-72 Pediatrics |
Fellowships: |
University of Colorado Medical Center Denver, Colorado 1975-77 Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine |
Board Certifications: |
American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1977 American Board of Pediatrics, 1975 |
Select Recent Publications: |
Jou, M-Y, Philipps, AF, Kelleher, SL and Lonnerdal, B, Effects of zinc exposure on zinc transporter expression in human intestinal cells of varying maturity., J Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, In Press, 2009. Jou, M-Y, Hall, AG, Philipps, AF, L6nnerdal, B and Kelleher, SL, A graded model of dietary zinc deficiency affects changes in zinc transporter mRNA and protein expression in weanling rats, J. Nutrition, 139:835-841, 2009. Philipps AF: Oxygen Consumption and General Carbohydrate Metabolism of the Fetus. In: Fetal and Neonatal Physiology. Polin R and Fox W (eds), 4th Edition WB Saunders, Philadelphia, Pa, In Press, 2009. Kling, PJ, Taing, KM, Woodward, SA, Dvorak, B, Grille JG, Williams CS, and Philipps, AF. Enteral Feeding of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) to Suckling Rats Stimulates Erythropoiesis, Growth Factors, 24(3), 218-23, 2006. Philipps, AF and Trask, LS, A History of Academic Medical Centers and Children's Hospital Designations in the United States, J Pediatrics, 148:147-148,2006. Philipps, AF. Ghrelin, energy balance and weight in infants: the chicken or the egg? J Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 41(5):575-7, 2005. Hall, AH, Kelleher, SL, L6nnerdal, B, and Philipps, AF, A graded model of dietary Zn deficiency: effects on growth, insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and the glucose/insulin axis in weanling rats. J Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 41:72-80, 2005. Poulain, F, Philipps AF: Section IV, Newborn Emergencies. In: Emergency Pediatrics. Barkin RM and Rosen, P (ed), 6th Edition, CV Mosby, St Louis, MO, 2003. Philipps AF: Oxygen Consumption and General Carbohydrate Metabolism of the Fetus. In: Fetal and Neonatal Physiology. Polin R and Fox W (eds), 3rd Edition WB Saunders, Philadelphia, Pa, pp 465-478, 2003. Philipps AF and Sherman MP: The Newborn Infant: Neonatal Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Function Rudolph's Pediatrics, 2151 Edition, Chapter 2, Section 11, pp 107-111. 2002. |
To see if Anthony F. Philipps is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.
