Wendell Williams III, MD
Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, US, Medicine, Doctorate of Medicine |
| 2005 | Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, US, Psychology, Bachelor of Science |
Postgraduate Training
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellow, Anesthesiologist, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, The Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2010-2013 | Resident Physician, Anesthesiology, The University of California Irvine, Orange, California |
| 2009-2010 | Resident Physician, Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston, Houston, Texas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2012 | Texas Medical Borad |
| null | PALS |
| null | ACLS |
| null | DEA |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Clinical Associate Professor, The University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2022 - 2025
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - 2022
Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2022
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Clinical Lead for the Hepzato Liver Directed Therapy for Metastatic Melanoma, The Huntsman Cancer Institute at The University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2024 - 2025
Director of Thoracic Anesthesiology, The Huntsman Cancer Institute at University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2024 - 2025
Anesthesiology Liaison for the Enhanced Recovery for Urological Surgery, Anesthesiology & PeriOper Med, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2022
Coordinator for the Thoracic Anesthesiology Clinical Rotation, Anesthesiology & PeriOper Med, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2016 - 2022
Honors & Awards
| 2018 - 2019 | Texas Medical Association Leadership College |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2025. Thoracic Anesthesiology. Invited. Department of Anesthesiology Grand Rounds. Little Rock, Arkansas, US.
- 2019. Back to Basics: Association of Intraoperative Heart Rate and Blood Pressure with Cardiac Outcomes. Invited. Texas Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting. Bastrop, Texas, US.
National Presentations
- 2025. Thoracic Anesthesiology. Invited. 70th Theodore H. Stanley Update in Anesthesiology. Park City, Utah, US.
- 2023. Clinical Experience using Dexmedetomidine. Panelist. 68th Theodore H. Stanley Annual Update in Anesthesiology. Park City, Utah, US.
International Presentations
- 2022. Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic Surgery. Invited. 66th Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Anesthesiologists and International Conference, TW.
- 2019. Point of Care Ultrasound Workshop. Invited. The 2nd International Symposium of Critical Care in Cancer Patients. Houston, US.
- 2019. Enhanced Recovery after Thoracic Surgery and Lung Isolation Techniques. Visiting. The 4th International Conference for Anesthetic Care of the Cancer Patient. Lima, PE.
- 2017. Enhanced Recovery after Bladder Resection Surgery. Invited. 5th Global Conference on Perioperative Care of the Cancer Patient. Houston, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2017 - 2019 |
| Title: | The Effect of Deep Neuromuscular Blockade with Sugammadex Reversal on Shoulder Pain of Elderly Patients undergoing Robotic Prostatectomy: A Single-Center Double-Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Funding Source: | Merck Investigator Studies Program |
| Role: | PI |
| ID: | 2017-0046 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Mena, GE, Zorrilla-Vaca, A, Vaporciyan, AA, Mehran, RJ, Lasala, J, Williams III, WH, Patel, C, Woodward, TC, Kruse, B, Joshi, GP, Rice, DC. Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Infusions in an Enhanced Recovery After Thoracic Surgery Program. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 36(4):1064-1072, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34690059.
- Shapiro DD, Davis JW, Williams WH, Chapin BF, Ward JF, Pettaway CA, Gregg JR. Increased body mass index is associated with operative difficulty during robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. BJUI Compass 3(1):68-74, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35475154.
- Lasala J, Mena GE, Iniesta MD, Cata J, Pitcher B, Wendell W, Zorrilla-Vaca A, Cain K, Basabe M, Suki T, Meyer LA, Ramirez PT. Impact of anesthesia technique on post-operative opioid use in open gynecologic surgery in an enhanced recovery after surgery pathway. Int J Gynecol Cancer 31(4):569-574, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33483432.
- Williams WH 3rd, Cata JP, Lasala JD, Navai N, Feng L, Gottumukkala V. Effect of reversal of deep neuromuscular block with sugammadex or moderate block by neostigmine on shoulder pain in elderly patients undergoing robotic prostatectomy. Br J Anaesth 124(2):164-172, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31780139.
- Marcus RK, Lillemoe HA, Rice DC, Mena G, Bednarski BK, Speer BB, Ramirez PT, Lasala JD, Navai N, Williams WH, Kim BJ, Voss RK, Gottumukkala VN, Aloia TA. Determining the Safety and Efficacy of Enhanced Recovery Protocols in Major Oncologic Surgery: An Institutional NSQIP Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 26(3):782-790, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30627879.
- Williams WH 3rd, Browne RC, Bui TP, Holmes AA, Thakar D. Case report on intravenous octreotide for the treatment of intraoperative vasoplegia following thymoma resection. SAGE Open Med Case Rep 7:2050313X19827744, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30800305.
- Perez-Gonzalez O, Cuellar-Guzman LF, Navarrete-Pacheco M, Ortiz-Martinez JJ, Williams WH, Cata JP. Impact of Regional Anesthesia on Gastroesophageal Cancer Surgery Outcomes: A Systematic Review of the Literature. Anesth Analg 127(3):753-758, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29958224.
- Ramsingh D, Alexander B, Le K, Williams W, Canales C, Cannesson M. Comparison of the didactic lecture with the simulation/model approach for the teaching of a novel perioperative ultrasound curriculum to anesthesiology residents. J Clin Anesth 26(6):443-54, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25195059.
- Williams WH, Stafford RE, Heckman MG, Crook JE, Burger CD. Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Obesity. The Open Obesity Journal:132-136, 2010.
Review Articles
- Cata JP, Lasala JD, Williams W, Mena GE. Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Surgery: A Clinical Update for the Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 33(9):2537-2545, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30219643.
Other Articles
- Bailard N, Williams W, Tsai J Diagnostic imaging in the preoperative airway assessment: cervical spine destabilization from metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma. Trends Anaesth Crit Care 30(e86-e87), 2020.
- Ramsingh D, Singh S, Ross M, Williams W, Cannesson M Review of Point-of-Care (POC) Ultrasound for the 21st Century Perioperative Physician. Curr Anesthesiol Rep 5(4):452-64, 2015.
Book Chapters
- Williams W. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Oncologic Critical Care. In: Oncologic Critical Care. 2. Springer Nature, 2026.
- Williams W. Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Oncologic Critical Care. In: Oncologic Critical Care. 1, 2019.
- Williams W. Long Acting Local Anesthetics for Analgesia Following Thoracic Surgery. In: Principles and Practice of Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery. 2. Springer Nature, 2018.
Web Publications
- Williams W. Perioperative Management of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices, 2017.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified July 22, 2026