Dr. Philip C. Johnson

Philip C. Johnson, MD, FACP is an eight-year veteran of Amigos de las Americas (AMIGOS). He initially served as a volunteer and later on staff, culminating in the role of Country Director of Guatemala and, later, Regional Director of Central and South America.  

Dr. Johnson graduated from Vanderbilt University with a degree in Economics and Spanish and was a founder of the AMIGOS Nashville Chapter. He later attended medical school and did an internal medicine residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, prior to completing a fellowship in Infectious Diseases at UT Medical School Houston. He is currently a Professor of Internal Medicine and a Vice Chair of Internal Medicine at McGovern Medical School, part of UTHealth Houston.  

Dr. Johnson has served on the Board of AMIGOS in a variety of capacities, including Medical Director, Board Chair and member of the AMIGOS Foundation Board. He is the father of an AMIGOS volunteer. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors and serves as the volunteer Medical Director of Faith in Practice, an organization which conducts medical mission trips to Guatemala.