Christopher G Williams
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
- Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)
Biography
Dr. Christopher Williams is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Arizona. He completed medical school in 2008 at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He went on to complete emergency medicine residency at the University of Arizona in 2011. He has since worked in both community and academic emergency medicine in Texas and Arizona. Dr. Williams' primary area of academic interest is wilderness medicine, in which he has earned his fellowship. He is an instructor in Advanced Wilderness Life Support and has taught courses in the Grand Canyon, and Chamonix, France. Dr Williams runs the wilderness medicine elective for the UofA College of Medicine. He also runs the undergraduate EMS elective in wilderness medicine. Dr Williams provides medical direction for Mt Graham International Observatory, Organ Pipe National Monument, and the Southeast Arizona Group of National Park Sites. Additionally, he is a frequent educator for the Southern Arizona Rescue Association.
Dr. Williams has professional interests in resident and medical student education and serves as core faculty for the Univ of Arizona Tucson Campus residency program. He is also the Clerkship Director for Emergency Medicine and oversees the emergency department’s medical student electives.
Degrees
- M.D.
- St Louis University School of Medicine
- B.S. Biology
- University of Utah
Work Experience
- Banner University Medical Group, Tucson (2012 - Ongoing)
- Christus Spohn Hospital--South (2011 - 2012)
- Christus Spohn Hospital--Kleberg (2011 - 2012)
- Christus Spohn Hospital--Memorial (2011 - 2012)
- Christus Spohn Hospital--Shoreline (2011 - 2012)
- Northern Cochise Community Hospital (2010 - 2011)
Awards
- Emergency Medicine Specialty Advisor Award
- COM-T, Spring 2024
- Vernon and Virginia Furrow Award
- COMT-TAMES, Spring 2024
- Faculty Teaching Award
- Spring 2019
- Spring 2016
- Spring 2014
Licensure & Certification
- Advanced Wilderness Life Support, AdventureMed (2016)
- Board Certified Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine (2012)
Interests
Teaching
Wilderness Medicine, Environmental Medicine, Improvisational Medicine
Courses
No activities entered.
Scholarly Contributions
Books
- Williams, C. (2023). Avoiding Common Errors in the Emergency Department, 3rd ed.. Wolters Kluwer.More infoI'm Associate Editor over the Environmental Emergencies section.I authored one chapter called, "Pitfalls of Heat Stroke Management."
Journals/Publications
- Gaither, J. B., Galson, S., Curry, M., Mhayamaguru, M., Williams, C., Keim, S. M., Bobrow, B. J., & Spaite, D. W. (2015). Environmental Hyperthermia in Prehospital Patients with Major Traumatic Brain Injury. The Journal of emergency medicine, 49(3), 375-81.More infoTraumatic brain injury (TBI) results in an estimated 1.7 million emergency department visits each year in the United States. These injuries frequently occur outside, leaving injured individuals exposed to environmental temperature extremes before they are transported to a hospital.
Presentations
- Williams, C. G. (2019, June). Bear Attacks Around the World. Southwest Regional Trauma Conference. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.
- Williams, C. G. (2019, September). Pediatric Environmental Injury. Pediatric Emergency Conference. McCall, ID: St Luke's Children's Hospital.
- Williams, C. G. (2019, September). Survey of Pediatric Wilderness Trauma. Pediatric Emergency Conference. McCall, ID: St Luke's Children's Hospital.
- Williams, C. G. (2018, May). Psychiatric Resiliency of the First Responder. AEMS Odyssey Conference. Phoenix, AZ: Arizona Emergency Medicine Systems, Inc.
- Williams, C. G. (2016, August). Improvised Medicine: A cognitive approach. Southwest Regional Trauma Conference. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.
- Williams, C. G. (2016, January). Lightning and Electrical Injuries. EMS "On the Border". Sahuarita, AZ: University of Arizona.
- Leetch, A. N., & Williams, C. G. (2015, March). Interview Etiquette/Mock Interviews. Western Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. University Marriott, Tucson, AZ: Western Society of Academic Emergency Medicine.
- Williams, C. G. (2015, January). Environmental Exposure. EMS "On the Border". Sahuarita, AZ: University of Arizona.
- Williams, C. G., O'Sullivan, L., & Stolz, U. (2015, March). Characterization and Assessment of Mountain Guide and Climbing Ranger Knowledge of High Altitude Illness. Western Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Poster Presentations
- Munn, R., Williams, C., Gaither, J. B., Hannan, P., Fisher, T., French, R. N., Leetch, A. N., & Rice, A. (2024, January).
Factors Associated with University Students Successful Completion of the NREMT Certification Process: Munn R, Booth AW, Morrison S, Hartley R, Higgins CJ, Hannan PL, Fisher T, Knotts MC, French R, Leetch A, Williams C, Rice AD, Gaither JB.
. Presented at the Annual Scientific Assembly of the National Association of EMS Physicians.Austin, Texas. - Keim, S. M., Tolby, N., Plitt, J., Min Simpkins, A. A., Ng, V., Berkman, M. R., Williams, C., Medina, T., Stea, N., Bradshaw, H. R., Situ-LaCasse, E. H., Amini, R., Amini, R., Situ-LaCasse, E. H., Bradshaw, H. R., Stea, N., Medina, T., Williams, C., Berkman, M. R., , Ng, V., et al. (2023). Emergency Medicine Advising Program 2.0: An Innovative Approach to Medical Student Advising. Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead. Seattle, Washington.
- Keim, S. M., Tolby, N., Plitt, J., Min Simpkins, A. A., Ng, V., Berkman, M. R., Williams, C., Medina, T., Stea, N., Bradshaw, H. R., Situ-LaCasse, E. H., Amini, R., Keim, S. M., Tolby, N., Plitt, J., Min Simpkins, A. A., Ng, V., Berkman, M. R., Williams, C., , Medina, T., et al. (2023, November). Emergency Medicine Advising Program 2.0: An Innovative Approach to Medical Student Advising. Association of American Medical Colleges Learn Serve Lead. Seattle, WA: Association of American Medical Colleges.
