Terri L. Phillips, MD

Dr. Phillips is the Chief Medical Affairs Officer for Merz Aesthetics, the largest dedicated medical aesthetics company in the industry.  She joined Merz in January 2018 as Vice President and Head of Global Medical Affairs, providing oversight to the global medical affairs function for the company’s two businesses in medical aesthetics and neurosciences.

Dr. Phillips is widely recognized for her scientific, technical and business innovation expertise and has been in the biopharmaceutical industry for more than 19 years. Before joining industry, she practiced full time in Neonatal/Perinatal medicine, serving as Medical Director for a large, multi-site practice in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Prior to joining Merz, Dr. Phillips was Vice President of Global Medical Affairs at Santen where she led and built the company’s first global medical affairs function. Her industry experience includes executive leadership roles at Allergan, NPS Pharmaceuticals and as a specialty consultant to emerging medical affairs organizations in numerous therapeutic areas.

Dr. Phillips holds a bachelor’s degree from Bennett College for Women and a doctor of medicine degree from Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She is dual board certified and completed her Fellowship training in Neonatal/Perinatal medicine. She is a veteran of the United States Army, Medical Corps where she was a recognized leader and the recipient of numerous awards, including the Army Commendation Medal. She has served as author of text and journal articles, is an active community volunteer serving as Chair of the American Heart Association Triangle Go Red (2020) and as a current board member of the Triangle American Heart Association. She has been recognized as one of “America’s Top Pediatricians”. She is a recipient of TBJ’s Women in Business (2020) and C-Suite (2019) awards.

Dr. Phillips is a member of Merz’s Global Leadership Team.