Department of Surgery Faculty
Justin Barrett Williams, MD, FACEP
Assistant Professor / Clinical and Interim Chief
Division of Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Division: Emergency Medicine
Email: williamsjb@uthscsa.edu
Board Certifications:
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Education:
MD, Tulane University Medical School, New Orleans, LA, 2002
BS, Williams College, Williamstown, MA, 1996
Postgraduate training:
Residency, Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006
Publications:
Schmitz GR, Bruner D, Pittoti R, Olderog C, Livengood T, Williams JB, Huebner K, Lightfoot J, Ritz B, Bates C, Schmitz M, Mete M, Deye G.
Randomized Controlled Trial of Trimethoprim/ Sulfamethoxazole for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk
for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection.
Ann Emerg Med. In Press.
Goebel PJ, Williams JB, Gerhardt RT. A Pilot Study of the Performance Characteristics of the D-dimer in Presumed Sepsis. West J Emerg Med. In Press.
Williams JB, McDonough MA, Hilliard MW, Williams AL, Cuniowski PC, Gonzalez MG. Intermethod reliability of real-time versus delayed videotaped evaluation of a high-fidelity medical simulation septic shock scenario. Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Sep;16(9):887-93.
Williams JB, Orr SC. Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine: An unusual presentation of a right ovarian dermoid cyst. J Emerg Med. 2009 May 28. Epub ahead of print
Williams JB, Mehta SG, Vu T, Wonderlich DA, McDermott DM. Visual Diagnosis in Emergency Medicine: Gallstone Ileus. J Emerg Med. 2008 Jun 18. EPub ahead of print.
Oral presentations:
Alfar D, Williams JB, Thompson A, Bebarta V, Hanson C, Jordan B, Paulson S,
Batchinsky A. Ventricular Fibrillation And Other Terminal Cardiac Rhythms In A
Porcine Model Of Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest. Oral Presentation, Society for
Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, June 2010.
DeLorenzo R, Williams JB, Morris M, Simple Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of the Distal Inferior Vena Cava Correlates to Central Venous Pressure. Oral Presentation, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, June 2010.
Alfar D, Williams JB, Thompson A, Bebarta V, Hanson C, Jordan B, Paulson S, Batchinsky A. Ventricular Fibrillation And Other Terminal Cardiac Rhythms In A Porcine Model Of Asphyxial Cardiac Arrest. Oral Presentation, Government Services American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Services Symposium, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 2010.
Thompson A, Williams JB, Alfar D, Bebarta V, Hanson C, Jordan B, Paulson S, Batchinsky A. In vivo measurement of coronary perfusion pressure during cardiopulmonary resuscitation by an active mechanical compression-decompression device (LUCAS) in a porcine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest. Oral Presentation, Government Services American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Services Symposium, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 2010.
Dockendorf G, Ignacio PL, Williams JB. Prospective Observational Study Evaluating First Pass Intubation Success of Levitan FPS Stylet versus Macintosh Blade in Difficult Airway Mannequin Simulations by Emergency Medicine Physicians. Oral Presentation, Government Services American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Services Symposium, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 2010.
Poster presentations:
Thompson A, Williams JB, Alfar D, Bebarta V, Hanson C, Jordan B, Paulson S,
Batchinsky A. In vivo measurement of coronary perfusion pressure during
cardiopulmonary resuscitation by an active mechanical compression-decompression
device (LUCAS) in a porcine model of asphyxial cardiac arrest. Poster
Presentation, Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting, Phoenix,
AZ, June 2010.
Williams JB, Dufresne G, Asher CA, DeLorenzo R, Humphreys C. Prospective observational study correlating non-invasive ultrasonography of internal jugular blood column height and inferior vena cava collapse with invasive central venous pressure monitoring. Poster Presentation, Government Services American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Services Symposium, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 2010.
DeLorenzo R, Williams JB, Morris M, Simple Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of the Distal Inferior Vena Cava Correlates to Central Venous Pressure. Poster Presentation, Government Services American College of Emergency Physicians Joint Services Symposium, Lake Tahoe, CA, April 2010.
Dockendorf G, Ignacio PL, Williams JB. Prospective Observational Study Evaluating First Pass Intubation Success of Levitan FPS Stylet versus Macintosh Blade in Difficult Airway Mannequin Simulations by Emergency Medicine Physicians. Poster Presentation, New England Regional Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Meeting, Shrewsbury, MA, April 2010.
Bates C, Livengood T, Olderog C, Pitotti R, Schmitz GR, Williams JB. Prevalence Study of MRSA in Uncomplicated Abscesses in a Military Population. Society of Air Force Clinician Surgeons - 55th Annual Symposium, Denver, Colorado, April 2009.
Research protocols:
Williams JB, McManus JG, Hanson CE, Beck JJ, Jordan BS, Paulson S, Thompson A, Bebarta V.
Does Glucagon improve survival in a porcine (Sus scrofa) model of adult asphyxial cardiac arrest in
addition to standard Epinephrine therapy? Approved January 2007, Renewed March 2010.
Williams JB, Humphreys C, DeLorenzo R. Prospective observational study correlating non-invasive ultrasonography of internal jugular blood column height and inferior vena cava collapse with invasive central venous pressure monitoring. Brooke Army Medical Center. IRB Approved and ongoing.
Williams JB, Humphreys C. Before-After Study of Compliance with Surviving Sepsis Resuscitation / Treatment Bundles in Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients in a Military Treatment Facility. Brooke Army Medical Center. IRB Approved March 2008 and ongoing.
Schmitz G, Williams JB, Gonzalez MG. Prospective Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Septra for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection. IRB Approved and completed.
DeLorenzo R, Williams JB, Morris M. Simple Bedside Ultrasound Measurement of the Distal Inferior Vena Cava Correlates to Central Venous Pressure - A Pilot Study. IRB Approved and completed.
Goebel P, Gerhardt R, Williams JB. The ability of the Liatest D-dimer assay to predict duration of ICU admission, 30-day mortality, andmultisystem organ failure in patients presenting to the Emergency Department with SIRS criteria. IRB Approved and completed.
Williams JB. Assessment of Inter-Rater Reliability and Validity of Evaluation in a Direct Observation Versus Retrospective Videotape Review of High Fidelity Medical Simulation of Septic Shock. Brooke Army Medical Center. Approved November 2007 and completed.
Williams AL, Williams JB. Emergency Department Patient Perception of Barriers to Primary Care. Joint Protocol Wilford Hall / Brooke Army Medical Center. Approved July 2007 and completed.
Textbook chapters:
Lanter P, Williams JB. Venous Cutdown and Fast Flow Fluid Warming Systems.
In: Roberts JR, Hedges JR, eds. Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine.
5th ed. Philadelphia, PA: WB Saunders; 2009.
Williams JB, Williams AL. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Impact on Tactical Emergency Medicine. In: Schwartz RB, McManus JG, Swienton RE, eds. Tactical Emergency Medicine. 1st ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins; 2007:207-210.
Professional societies:
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
Emergency Medicine Resident Association (EMRA)
Awards:
Fellow, American College of Emergency Medicine
Diplomate, American Board of Emergency Medicine
2007, Teacher of the Year, EMPA Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
2007, Screaming Eagle Award for greatest faculty
contribution to Emergency Medicine Physician Residency, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
Biosketch: Dr. Justin Williams is a graduate of Tulane University Medical School, where he was an AOA member. He completed his residency at the University of Cincinnati. He was a faculty member with the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium (SAUSHEC) and a staff physician at Brooke Army Medical Center where he was the medical student clerkship director. In 2007, he was recognized as the Teacher of the Year for the Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant Residency Program and received the Screaming Eagle Award for the greatest faculty contribution to the SAUSHEC Emergency Medicine residency.
