Dr. Bill Phillips is the President of MUSC Health Heart and Vascular Columbia Midlands division. Prior to the acquisition by MUSC, he served as the President of Providence Heart and Vascular Institute at Providence Hospital in Columbia, SC. Dr Phillips practices interventional cardiology. As President, he serves as the physician leader for the quality, patient safety, and clinical functions of the Heart and Vascular Institute with the primary responsibility in this role of driving the clinical and operational improvement of cardiovascular services for the division. In March of 2023, MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown was named as top national cardiovascular hospital by Fortune and Premier's PINC AI, a healthcare improvement and technology company with a ranking of #10 nationally. Dr. Phillips previously served on the national Cardiovascular Physician Guidance Council for LifePoint Health, Brentwood, TN. Prior to joining Providence Hospital, he practiced at Columbia Heart Clinic for 14 years and served as the president of the practice the last four years of his tenure. During that time, he also served as the Chief of Cardiology at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia, SC.Dr. Phillips earned his BS in biology with honors at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. He attended The Citadel on a football scholarship and was inducted into the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame as a Scholar-Athlete his senior year. He received his medical degree from the USC School Of Medicine graduating magna cum laude and received the distinguished Dean’s Award. He then completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Virginia. While there he completed fellowships in both cardiology and interventional cardiology and served as Chief Cardiology Fellow for two years. He is board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and Internal Medicine. In addition to interventional cardiology, Dr. Phillips also performs Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Dr. Phillips is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention. He previously served as a member of the USC School of Medicine Alumni Board and as the physician at large for the South Carolina State Athletic Commission. He recently was named to the Columbia Metropolitan Premier Physicians for Interventional Cardiology. Dr Phillips has also published peer reviewed research in the field of vascular biology and participated in numerous clinical research trials.