Career Brief
Dr. Williams has been a practicing physician for over 30 years. Currently, he holds a number of positions at the Howard University College of Medicine, where he serves as director of a course in health care ethics, an associate professor (with tenure) in the Department of Community Health and Family Practice, and an instructor in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Williams has also served as the interim chairman for the Department of Community Health and Family Practice, and as the chief of the Division of Family Practice. He is a former medical director and currently serves as the assistant medical director at the Washington Center for Aging Services.

Dr. Williams presently serves as a member of the Executive Committee and chair of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee of the Howard University Hospital Medical Staff. Since 1998, he has served as chairman of the Board of the National Consortium for African-American Children, Inc. Dr. Williams also has a long involvement with health care in the District. He currently is a member of the DC Primary Care Association and is a prior member of the Mayor’s Health Reform Commission, the DC Primary Care Task Force, the District of Columbia’s AFDC Managed Care Committee and served on the Board of DC Academy of Family Practice. He also serves on the Family Practice Section Committee of the Medical Society of the District of Columbia and is a former Chair of the Community Health Committee. Dr. Williams holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Union University, a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University, and a Doctor of Medicine from Howard University.

Other Activities
Dr. Williams is a member of the Board of Phoenix Pharmaceutical Company, and is chairman of the Bureau of Disabilities and Injury Prevention Advisory Board. He is a member of the Non-Prescription Advisory Committee at the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and the FDA, and is a former Captain at the United States Army Medical Office.