Dr. Williams is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Arizona Sarver Heart Center and sees patients at Banner – University Medical Center Tucson.
He is board certified in internal medicine and pediatrics.
Dr. Williams earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and pursued combined internal medicine/pediatrics residency training at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. He then completed a fellowship in adult cardiology at the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center in Oklahoma City, OK.
His clinical interests include echocardiography, specifically trans-esophageal echocardiography and 3D echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, vascular imaging as well as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and sports cardiology.
Research and Publications:
National Conference, Invited Oral Presentation
11/2016 American Heart Association, 2016 Scientific Symposium. Oral Presentation. Williams A, Ahmad Z, Al-Zubaidi M, Su W. “Incidence of Atrial-Esophageal Fistula in Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation is Dose Dependent”. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A16411
Local Educational Presentations
04/2016 Phoenix Children’s Hospital. Clinical Pathologic Conference, Oral Presentation. "Rheumatic Heart Disease leading to Mitral Stenosis in Pregnancy”. Conference presented to the entirety of the Pediatrics Residency Program.
12/2017 University of Oklahoma Cardiology Grand Rounds, Oral Presentation. “Stress (Takotsubo) Cardiomyopathy: Reviewing the Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Optimal Management”.
07/2018 University of Oklahoma Physician’s Assistant Program, Lecture. “Coronary Artery Disease/Ischemic Heart Disease”.
06/2019 University of Oklahoma Physician’s Assistant Program, Lecture. “Coronary Artery Disease/Ischemic Heart Disease”.
Peer Reviewed Abstracts
11/2016 Ahmad Z, Williams A, Olsen M, Kusne S, Su W, “Elimination of Inappropriate Subcutaneous ICD Shock by Using a Non-absorbable Pouch when Non-invasive Reprogramming Fails”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A16438
11/2016 Ahmad Z, Svinarvich J.T., Williams A, Su W., “Multi-center Experience in Reduction of Phrenic Nerve Injury with Second Generation Cryoballoon Ablation Using the Proximal Seal Method”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A16417
11/2016 Su W, Kirchhof N, Grassl E, Williams A, Wittenberger D, “Time-to- Effect Based Cryoballoon Dosing to Achieve Permanent Pulmonary Vein Isolation - The First Chronic Study in Canine Model”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A20102
11/2016 Harding J, Sangrigoli R, Al-Zubaidi M, Williams A, Tseng R, Su W, “Etiology of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Previous Successful Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Cryoablation: a Two-center Review of Redo AF Ablations Data”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium.
06/2019 University of Oklahoma Physician’s Assistant Program, Lecture. “Coronary Artery Disease/Ischemic Heart Disease”.
11/2016 Ahmad Z, Williams A, Olsen M, Kusne S, Su W, “Elimination of Inappropriate Subcutaneous ICD Shock by Using a Non-absorbable Pouch when Non-invasive Reprogramming Fails”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A16438
11/2016 Ahmad Z, Svinarvich J.T., Williams A, Su W., “Multi-center Experience in Reduction of Phrenic Nerve Injury with Second Generation Cryoballoon Ablation Using the Proximal Seal Method”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A16417
11/2016 Su W, Kirchhof N, Grassl E, Williams A, Wittenberger D, “Time-to- Effect Based Cryoballoon Dosing to Achieve Permanent Pulmonary Vein Isolation - The First Chronic Study in Canine Model”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A20102
11/2016 Harding J, Sangrigoli R, Al-Zubaidi M, Williams A, Tseng R, Su W, “Etiology of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Previous Successful Pulmonary Vein Isolation with Cryoablation: a Two-center Review of Redo AF Ablations Data”. Poster Presentation, AHA 2016 Scientific Symposium. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/134/Suppl_1/A20055
03/2017 Williams A, Ahmad Z, Su W, “Early Experience of Topera Rotor Mapping for the Treatment of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation Following Prior Pulmonary Vein Isolation”. Poster Presentation, ACC 2017 Scientific Session for poster presentation. http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/69/11_Supplement/400
03/2017 Williams A, Ahmad Z, Su W, “Left Atrial Tachycardia Ablation during Pregnancy— A Successful Ablation with Near- Zero Fetal Radiation Exposure”. Poster Presentation, ACC 2017 Scientific Session for poster presentation. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0735109717356784?via%3Dihub
3/2017 Chiu A, Flores E, Tseng A, Williams A, Su W, "Prospective Cryoballoon Dosing Study Based on Time-to-Isolation". Poster Presentation, ACC 2017 Scientific Sessions.
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/69/11_Supplement/436
3/2018 Javed I, Williams A, Ahmad N, Abu-Fadel M, Beckman K, “Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction After Serendipitous CT Imaging”. Poster Presentation, ACC 2018 Scientific Sessions.
http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/71/11_Supplement/A2201
Poster Presentation, Non-Peer Reviewed
5/2018 ACC Oklahoma State Chapter Meeting. “Viewing the Natural History of Cardiac Metastasis through the Lens of Recurrent Echocardiography”. Poster Presentation (Non-Peer-Reviewed)