Assistant Professor
Areas of Interest
pediatric orthopaedic surgery with an emphasis on pediatric sports medicine
Biography
Dr. Williams joined Children's of Alabama as assistant professor after graduation from fellowship in 2020. He lives in Birmingham with his fiancé and two German Shepherds. His clinical interests are in general pediatric orthopaedic surgery with emphasis in pediatric sports medicine. Dr. Williams obtained his undergraduate degree in psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. His psychology research focused on the sports medicine side of social psychology as well as the role of "self-handicapping" within social structures. He then went on to receive his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine where he was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society.
Dr. Williams then underwent residency training at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. There he researched the involvement of vitamin D in orthopedics, specifically in pediatric and trauma populations. He also participated in trauma and foot and ankle research in residency. During his fellowship in pediatric orthopaedic surgery at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, he learned from world-renowned pediatric sports medicine surgeons and researched pediatric trauma and sports medicine.
He is a member of the Southern Orthopedic Association, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and the Pediatric Orthopedic Society of North America. He also is a member of the Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine multidisciplinary society where he has given several presentations and plans to participate in committees and pursue leadership opportunities.
Honors and Awards
- Palmetto Health Orthopedic Center Resident Research Award 2019
- Palmetto Health Man of Impact 2018
- 1st place South Carolina Orthopedic Society (SCOA) Resident Research Competition 2017
- Junior Resident of the Year 2016
- Junior Resident of the Year 2015
- Glenn and Marianna Irwin Scholarship 2013
Education
Medical School
Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Fellowship
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Pediactric Orthopedics
Select Publications
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- Vitamin D3 supplementation and stress fractures in high-risk collegiate athletes – a pilot study
- Principle Investigator: J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD
- Received Grant in Aid award for resident research from Palmetto Health Foundation
- Published in Orthopaedic Research and Reviews
- Normal Sonographic Parameters of the Posterior Tibial, Peroneal, and Achilles Tendons
- Principle Investigator: J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD
- Published in Foot & Ankle Specialist
- Vitamin D Trends in the Pediatric Orthopaedic Population: A Survey
- Principle Investigator: Michael Horan, MD
- Published by Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics
- The Haitian Orthopaedic Residency Exchange Program
- Principle Investigator: David Koon, MD
- Published by JAAOS Global
- Prevalence of Asymptomatic Posterior Tibial Tendinopathy
- Principle Investigator: J. Benjamin Jackson III, MD
- Published in Foot and Ankle International
- Physeal-Sparing Rigid Tibial Intramedullary Nailing in Adolescents
- Principle Investigator: Mark Locke, MD
- Submitted to Current Orthopaedic Practice
- Intraoperative Axial Patellar Imaging – A New Technique
- Principle Investigator: Mark Locke, MD
- Accepted by Current Orthopaedic Practice
- Vitamin D3 supplementation and stress fractures in high-risk collegiate athletes – a pilot study
Book Chapters
- Role of Vitamin D in Pediatric Orthopaedics 2018
- Orthopedic Clinics
- Lateral Condyle Fractures; what's new? 2018
- Orthopedic Techniques
Contact
Campus Address
UAB Highlands 316
Phone
(205) 638-9540
E-mail
kevinawilliams@uabmc.edu