Alan Quillian, MD

BS, Emory University
MS, Georgetown University
MD, New York Medical College

Before medical school, Dr. Quillian was a semi professional dancer and completed a degree in art history but elected to take his official degree as a Bachelor’s of Science in biology from Emory University. He then completed a special Masters in Physiology from Georgetown University prior to going to New York Medical College for his MD.

He trained for his internship and residency at Mattel Children’s at UCLA after which he stayed on as faculty for six years working his way up to Associate Chief of Pediatrics at Olive View UCLA.

Dr. Quillian came to the National Institutes of Health in 2017 as an inaugural member of a Pediatric Hospitalist team providing 24/7 clinical care to complex pediatric patients requiring monitoring on the inpatient Pediatric unit of the NIH Clinical Center. He continues to provide expertise as a pediatric hospitalist for the NIH Clinical Center Department of Pediatrics.

His interests include quality improvement and medical education.

• Phi Sigma Society Member, Pi Chapter, Awarded Spring 2001

Fields, D., Quillian, A., et al, "Marine Biology on the Internet”, Abstracts, Society for Neuroscience; 111.2 (1997)

Fields, D., Quillian, A., et al, "Expedition into Neurobiology: Field Study Approach to Neuroscience", Abstracts, Society for Neuroscience; 111.3 (1997)

Fields, D., Quillian, A., et al, “Thigmomorphogenesis in Plants: a Pre-College Exercise in Biotechnology, Ecology and Signal Transduction Pathways”, American Cell Society for Cell Biology Abstracts; 2023 (1997)