Philip Buchanan

Dr. Philip D. Buchanan, PhD., FACMGG is a Medical Geneticist and Clinical Cytogeneticist boarded by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics and the American Board of Medical Specialists. He is Adjunct Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University. Dr. Buchanan graduated from North Carolina State University. Post-doctoral studies were completed at the University of Michigan, Harvard University and the University of Oregon. He joined the Department of Pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1970 to direct a new Prenatal Genetic Counseling Clinic and Cytogenetics Laboratory. Dr. Buchanan is a member of many professional societies. He presents at international meetings, publishes, moderates conferences, teaches, and serves as reviewer for peer-reviewed journals. He has served on college committees and as an NIH, FDA, NIEHS, and EPA Advisor. In 1983, Dr. Buchanan established GeneCare Medical Genetics Center in Chapel Hill. The Center had very active international research, clinical, laboratories and teaching programs. Dr. Buchanan served as Executive Vice President for Genetics at Alere. He has helped start and manage multiple private and public companies and foundations. He served as Chairman of the Board for Vestrics, a predictive business analytics corporation. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board for Voices Together. He serves on the board of the Fetal Medicine Foundation of the USA and of Biofluidica.