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Richard Williams, MD, Cardiology, Encino, CA

RichardAllenWilliamsMDFACC, FAHA, FACP

Cardiology Encino, CA

Clinical Professor of Medicine (Cardiology), UCLA School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Richard Allen Williams is a cardiologist in Encino, CA. After graduating with honors from Harvard University, he received his medical degree from State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine and is a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
    He founded the Association of Black Cardiologists in 1974 and the Minority Health Institute in 1985.
    He also speaks or is familiar with multiple languages, including French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, and Italian. He is experienced in heart failure, hypertension, CAD, diabetes mellitus, minority health and health disparities issues, and has written nine books on these issues. His most recent book is Blacks in Medicine (Springer.com, 2020). His first book, the Textbook of Black-Related Diseases (McGraw-Hill, 1975) has been placed into the historical archives of the Smithsonian Institution.
    In 2023, Dr. Williams received the U.S. Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award from the White House and President Biden for his fifty-year career of eliminating healthcare disparities and increasing Health Equity.

Education & Training

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1968 - 1971
  • UCLA-VA Greater Los Angeles
    UCLA-VA Greater Los AngelesResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1966 - 1968
  • University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical Center
    University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1963 - 1964
  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
    University of California (San Francisco) School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1962 - 1963
  • State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
    State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of MedicineClass of 1962

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1963 - 2024
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • John T. McGovern Compleat Physician Award Houston Academy of Medicine, 2020
  • PRESIDENT NATIONAL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 2017
  • Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Books/Book Chapters

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Press Mentions

  • Celebrating African American Innovators in Cardiology
    Celebrating African American Innovators in CardiologyFebruary 22nd, 2022
  • How a Kennedy Built an Anti-Vaccine Juggernaut Amid COVID-19
    How a Kennedy Built an Anti-Vaccine Juggernaut Amid COVID-19December 28th, 2021
  • How a Kennedy Built an Anti-Vaccine Juggernaut Amid COVID-19
    How a Kennedy Built an Anti-Vaccine Juggernaut Amid COVID-19December 15th, 2021
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Other Languages

  • French, German, Chinese (Mandarin), Spanish, Italian