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Amy Williams, MD, Nephrology, Rochester, MN

AmyWWilliamsMD

Nephrology Rochester, MN

Professor, Medicine, Mayo Medical School

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Summary

  • Dr. Williams is the Mayo Clinic Executive Dean of Practice, Professor of Medicine in the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and faculty in the Division of Nephrology. In 2019, she was elected to the Mayo Clinic Board of Governors and Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees. She received her MD at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, completed her internal medicine residency and nephrology fellowship at Mayo Clinic. Since joining the staff Dr Williams has held numerous leadership positions while managing significant inpatient and outpatient clinical responsibilities. She was the first woman chair of the Department of Medicine, is a member of the Executive Operations Team, the President’s Cabinet, and is Chair of the Mayo Clinic Clinical Practice Committee. Previously, Dr Williams served as medical director of hospital operations for Mayo Clinic Hospital- Rochester and chair of the Hospital Practice Subcommittee. While serving in these roles, she led multiple successful, innovative practice initiatives, including the redesign of admissions and census management that decreased unnecessary transfers and length of stay, improved team effectiveness, and reduced readmissions. This led to system-wide diffusion of improvements across Mayo Clinic hospital, community practices in the Midwest and nationally. Additionally, she was president of the Staff, Mayo Clinic Officers and Councilors. She received the Doctor's Mayo Society Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018 for her contributions to improving the care of patients, enhancing the practice, and championing the career development of all physician staff.
    Externally, Dr Williams served on the board of directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine. She also participated in an Association of Professors of Medicine's initiative to address sexual harassment in medicine. She has served as president of Women in Nephrology for two terms and on numerous task forces and boards for the American Society of Nephrology.

Education & Training

  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Nephrology, 1987 - 1990
  • Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)
    Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1987
  • Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
    Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1984
  • Goucher College
    Goucher CollegeBA, 1976 - 1980

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1985 - 2024
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 1994 - 2000
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 1984 - 1986
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Executive Leardership in Academic Medicine Fellow ELAM, 2014-2015
  • Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM)-Fellow Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine, 2014
  • Excellence in Teamwork Award Employee Recognition Program, Department of Human Resources, Mayo Clinic, 2010, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Predictors of Early Mortality and Readmissions Among Dialysis Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Amputation  
    Latonya J Hickson, Raymond C Shields, Ivan E Porter, Bassem T Elhassan, Rajnish Mehrotra, Shipra Arya, Robert C Albright, Amy W Williams, Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Predictors of Early Mortality and Readmissions Among Dialysis Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Amputation  
    Latonya J Hickson, Raymond C Shields, Ivan E Porter, Bassem T Elhassan, Rajnish Mehrotra, Shipra Arya, Robert C Albright, Amy W Williams, Journal of Vascular Surgery
  • Predictors of Outpatient Renal Recovery Among Incident Patients Who Initiate Hemodialysis in the Hospital  
    Hickson LJ, Chaudhary S, Williams AW, Dillon JJ, Norby SM, Gregoire JR, Albright RC, Jr., McCarthy JT, Thorsteinsdottir B, Rule AD, AJKD, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Dramatic Cost Reduction in a Globally Integrated Care Model: Population Management at the Top of the Care Pyramid.
    Dramatic Cost Reduction in a Globally Integrated Care Model: Population Management at the Top of the Care Pyramid., ASN Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
  • Successful Multidisciplinary Quality Initiative to Preserve Arm Veins in CKD / ESRD populations at a Tertiary Care Center.
    Bhutani G, El Ters M, Safadi S, Mahon A, Klunder JL, Taler SJ, Williams AW, Stockland A, Hogan MC, ASN Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
  • Only the fittest make it into the USRDS cohort. A comparison of chart abstraction vs. claims data for patients needing renal replacement therapy after age 75.
    Thorsteinsdottir B, Hickson LJ, Ramar P, Reinalda M, Williams AW, Shah N, ASN Kidney Week, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
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Lectures

  • Cases in Hypertension 
    Big Island, HI - 1/1/2016
  • Current Healthcare Landscape: Impact on Nephrology 
    San Diego, CA - 1/1/2016
  • Resistant Hypertension 
    Maui, HI - 1/1/2015
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Other

  • Chronic Kidney Disease 
    Albright RC Jr, Williams AW, AskMayoExpert
    1/8/2013
  • Reengineering Dialysis. 
    Williams AW, ASN Kidney News (Published Interview)
    1/1/2013
  • AVF Placement 
    Williams AW, Ask Mayo Expert
    1/1/2012
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Authored Content

  • Predictors of Early Mortality and Readmissions Among Dialysis Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity AmputationSeptember 2017

Press Mentions

  • COVID Is down, but Not Out
    COVID Is down, but Not OutJuly 6th, 2021
  • Olmsted County Recognizes Partnerships That Worked During Pandemic
    Olmsted County Recognizes Partnerships That Worked During PandemicJuly 6th, 2021
  • Minnesota Health Care Providers Question COVID-19 Vaccine Allocations
    Minnesota Health Care Providers Question COVID-19 Vaccine AllocationsDecember 22nd, 2020
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Committees

  • President, Women in Nephrology (WIN) 2011 - 2016
  • member, American Society of Nephrology Accountable Care Task Force
  • member, American Society of Nephrology Metrics Task Force
  • member, American Society of Nephrology Public Policy Board
  • chair, American Society of Nephrology Quality and Patient SafetyTask Force

Professional Memberships