Ryan A. Williams, M.D.
Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of General Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2015 | Texas A&M University College of Medicine, College Station, Texas, US, MD |
| 2009 | The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), Richardson, Texas, US, Neuroscience, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, Hematology/Oncology, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), San Antonio, Texas |
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC), Jackson, Mississippi |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | The American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology |
| 2018 | The American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Preceptor, Internal Medicine Preceptorship Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Medical Student Internal Preceptorship Program, Jackson, MS, 2017 - 2018
Member, Residency Recruiting Committee, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) Internal Medicine Residency Program, Jackson, MS, 2015 - 2016
Honors & Awards
| William A. and Homer A. Triche Scholarship for Financial Need, Texas A&M University | |
| Carl G. Evers, MD Society All-Star Resident 2016-17 Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) | |
| Alabama/Mississippi American College of Physicians Scientific Meeting Doctor's Dilemma Competition, American College of Physicians (ACP) | |
| Spirit of the Program Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) | |
| Department of Medicine 23rd Annual Medicine Research Day Junior Faculty or Clinical Fellow Poster Presentation Award, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) | |
| Abstract Achievement Award, American Society of Hematology (ASH) |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ta, A, Kaur, S, Mader, MJ, Franklin, K, Williams, MH, Williams, RA, Blaize, JP, Naqvi, A, Ananth, S, Song, M, Warnecke, BO, Pandya, AN, Djoumessi, LD, Nazarewicz, P, Espinoza-Gutarra, MR, Lucero, KT, Whitehead, JM, Al-Abayechi, A, Boyle, L, Lee, S, Roman Souza, G, Toro Velez, E, Mines, I, Nooruddin, ZI. The impact of race and ethnicity on diffuse large B-cell lymphoma outcomes within the veterans health administration (VHA). Leukemia and Lymphoma 65(8):1090-1099, 2024. PMID: 38619488.
- Moore AM, Nooruddin Z, Reveles KR, Datta P, Whitehead JM, Franklin K, Alkadimi M, Williams MH, Williams RA, Smith S, Reichelderfer R, Cotarla I, Brannman L, Frankart A, Mulrooney T, Hsieh K, Simmons DJ, Jones X, Frei CR. Durvalumab Treatment Patterns for Patients with Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA): A Nationwide, Real-World Study. Curr Oncol 30(9):8411-8423, 2023. PMID: 37754526.
- Tripathy, S, Alvarez, N, Jaiswal, S, Williams, RA, Al-Khadimi, M, Hackman, S, Phillips, WT, Kaur, S, Rauenzahn, S, Kelly, W, Taverna, J. Hypermetabolic lymphadenopathy following the administration of COVID-19 vaccine and immunotherapy in a lung cancer patient. Journal of Medical Case Reports 16(1), 2022. PMID: 36434709.
- Williams, MH, Williams, RA, Hernandez, B, Michalek, J, Parma, DL, Arora, SP. Clinicopathologic differences and mortality among Latinos and non-Latino whites with gastric cancer at a majority-minority cancer center in South Texas. Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology 12(4):1301-1307, 2021. PMID: 34532089.
- Williams MH, Williams RA, Hernandez B, Michalek J, Parma DL, Arora SP. Clinicopathologic Differences and Mortality among Latinos and non-Latino Whites with Gastric Cancer at a Majority-Minority Cancer Center in South Texas. J Gastrointest Oncol 12(4):1301-1307, 2021. PMID: None.
- Williams MH, Williams RA, Mahadevan D, Ramamurthy C. Evolving Therapies for Urothelial Carcinoma: Novel Paradigms and Future Directions. Oncology & Hematology Review 16(2):82-89, 2020. PMID: None.
- Ananth S, Williams MH, Williams RA, Blaize JP, Gregorio D, Song MM, Rosas GM, Djoufack Djoumessi LR, Warnecke B, Pandya A, Dee V, Mader M, Toro JJ, Franklin K, Nazarewicz P, Nooruddin Z. Impact of Age on Treatment and Outcome in Newly Disgnosed DLBCL Patients in the United States Veteran Population (2011-2017). Blood 136((S1)):1, 2020. PMID: None.
- Williams RA, Williams MH, Blaize JP, Ananth S, Gregoria D, Rosas GM, Song MM, Warnecke B, Pandya A, Djoufack Djoumessi LR, Dee V, Nazarewicz P, Toro JJ, Franklin K, Mader M, Nooruddin Z. Impact of Differences in Time from Diagnosis to Treatment on DLBCL Response and Survival Outcomes: a VA Study. Blood 136((S1)):1-2, 2020. PMID: None.
- Williams RA, Gonnalagadda S, Ellis JK, Thigpen SC. A Case of Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Patient with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis. J Miss State Med Assoc 57(5):164, 2016. PMID: None.
Abstracts
- Williams RA, Malhotra B, Milner C, Abraham G. Paravalvular Hemolysis Masking a Pleural Transudate. J Investig Med 66(2):351-640 (548), 2018. PMID: None.
- Williams MH, Williams RA, Hansen D, Puneky L, Wilkinson K. Recurrent Cervical Cancer: A Unique Path to Diagnosic. J Investig Med 66(2):351-640, 2018. PMID: None.
- Williams MH, Williams RA, Salim S, Sheehan N. Denosumab Associated Severe Hypocalcemia in a Patient with Chronic Kedney Disease. J Investig Med 65(2):396-568, 2017. PMID: None.
- Williams RA, Williams MH, Wright N, Hansen D, Sheppard J. Don't Always Take Cancer at Face Value: Multiple Primaries in an AIDS Patient. J Investig Med 65(2):396-568, 2017. PMID: None.
- Turse E, Pippin K, Williams RA, LeTellier SM, Henson Z, Brock JB, Webb R. KS in MS. J Investig Med 65(2):396-568, 2017. PMID: None.
- Williams RA, Gonnalagadda S, Ellis JK, Majithia V, Thigpen SC. A Case of Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Patient with Possible Anti-Nuclear Cytoplasmic Antibody Associated Vasculitis. J Investig Med 64(2):488-726 (517), 2016. PMID: None.
- Josephine A Taverna, Chia-Nung Hung, Madison Williams, Ryan Williams, Meizhen Chen, Samaneh Kamali, Vaishnavi Sambandam, Cheryle Hsiang-Ling Chiu, Pawel A Osmulski, Maria E Gaczynska, Daniel T DeArmond, Christine Gaspard, Maria Mancini, Meena Kusi, Abishek N Pandya, Lina Song, Lingtao Jin, Paolo Schiavini, Chun-Liang Chen. Ex vivo drug testing of patient-derived lung organoids to predict treatment responses for personalized medicine. None None(None):None. PMID: 38520909.
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