Philip Woodworth, MD, is a highly skilled physician serving patients at the Institute of Esophageal and Reflux Surgery in Lone Tree, Colorado, a part of SOFI Research, LLC.

Dr. Woodworth grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, graduating from Chaminade College Preparatory. He went to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was a member of the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (Army ROTC).

He graduated with honors from the Vanderbilt School of Arts and Sciences with a double major in chemistry and molecular biology. After graduation, Dr. Woodworth was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Medical Service Corps. He deferred his active military service to attend the St. Louis University School of Medicine. A general surgery residency followed at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Witchita, Kansas.