Kim A. Williams
Kim A. Williams | |
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Born | 1954 University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine |
Occupation(s) | Chair, UofL Dept. of Medicine, Doctor, Professor, Cardiovascular health, Prevention of cardiovascular disease |
Employer | University of Louisville School of Medicine |
Kim Allan Williams Sr. (born 1954) is an American
Education
Williams graduated from the University of Chicago in 1975 and the Pritzker School of Medicine at the University of Chicago in 1979.[1]
Career
He has board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular diseases, nuclear medicine, nuclear cardiology, and cardiovascular computed tomography.[2] He has served on the faculty of the Pritzker School of Medicine, the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan, and since 2013 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, where he is the head of the cardiology department.[3][4]
Williams has served as president of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, chairman of the Coalition of Cardiovascular Organizations, and chairman of the board of the Association of Black Cardiologists, among other positions.[5]
In July 2022, Williams became the 24th Chair of the University of Louisville Department of Medicine in Louisville, KY.[6]
Veganism
Williams has been
In 2020, he wrote the foreword to Healthy at Last, a book about plant-based eating by
References
- ^ "Heal Thyself", Jason Kelly, The University of Chicago Magazine, Jan/Feb 2015
- ^ Phend, Crystal (April 14, 2014). "10 Questions: Kim Williams, MD". MedPage Today.
- ^ LinkedIn profile for Dr. Kim Williams
- ^ Rush Medical College articles about Dr. Kim Williams
- ^ O'Connor, Anahad (2014-08-06). "Advice From a Vegan Cardiologist". Well. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ Drees, John. "Cardiologist, health equity expert named medicine dept. chair | UofL News". Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ Advice From a Vegan Cardiologist, Anahad O'Connor, August 6, 2014, NY Times "Well" blog
- ^ "Healthy at Last".
External links
- Kim A. Williams on Twitter