He got his Medical Degree from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. Thereafter, he went to Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation Hospital, New Orleans for his Surgical Residency Training.

Membership:

• The American College of Surgeon (ACS)
• The American Society of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
• Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)

Self Practice & Program Director:

At, self-named clinic – Philip L. Leggett, in Houston, TX. He is also Program Director for Minimally Invasive Surgery & Chairman of Board at Houston Northwest Medical Center, Houston, TX.

Affiliated with other hospitals:

• HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest