Christopher G. Williams, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine - (Clinical Series Track)
EM Clerkship Director

Dr. Williams has worked in both community and academic emergency medicine in Texas and Arizona. He has developed various curricula in wilderness medicine and has been invited to teach courses in Southern Oregon, the Grand Canyon, and Chamonix, France.  Additionally, he runs the college’s wilderness medicine elective as well as the undergraduate EMS elective in wilderness medicine.

Dr Williams provides medical direction for Mt. Graham International Observatory and Organ Pipe National Monument. He is also 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 Tucson Campus residency program.

Dr. Williams is the proud father of four children, who he shamelessly encourages to join him backpacking and hiking. He speaks fluent Spanish and loves to travel the world with his intrepid wife.

Degree(s)

  • MD: Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2008
Residency
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson, 2011
Fellowship
Wilderness Medical Society, Fellow of the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM), 2014
Board Certifications
Emergency Medicine, 2013
Research Interests

wilderness medicine