William H. Philpott, MD has specialty training and practice in psychiatry, neurology, electroencephalography, nutrition, environmental medicine and toxicology.

He is a founding member of the Academy of Orthomolecular Psychiatry and a fellow of the Orthomolecular Psychiatric Society.

Between 1970 and 1975, he did a research project searching for the causes of major mental illnesses and degenerative diseases, which resulted in the publication of the books, Brain Allergies and Victory Over Diabetes.  He is a fellow of the Society of Environmental Medicine and Toxicology.

He retired in 1990 after 40 years of medical practice. He retired from medical practice to engage in research as a member of an Institutional Review Board which follows FDA guidelines. In this capacity, he guides physicians gathering data on the treatment and. prevention of degenerative diseases using magnetic therapy.

The Linus Pauling Award was presented to William H. Philpott, M.D. in 1998 by The Orthomolecular Health Society, "for his scientific leadership and scholarship spanning the entire history of orthomolecular medicine".