Kim A. Williams Sr., M.D., MACC, MASNC, FAHA, FESC

• Professor of Medicine
• Chair, University of Louisville Department of Medicine
• Legacy Foundation of Kentuckiana Endowed Chair in Health Equity

UofL Physicians Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-5241 - Academic Office
502-588-7010 - Patient Appointments

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Featured Publications

• Mozaffarian D, Aspry KE, Garfield K, Kris-Etherton P, Seligman H, Velarde GP, Williams K, Yang E; ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section Nutrition and Lifestyle Working Group and Disparities of Care Working Group. "Food Is Medicine" Strategies for Nutrition Security and Cardiometabolic Health Equity: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Feb 27;83(8):843-864. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.12.023. PMID: 38383100.
• Brown SA, Beavers C, Bauer B, Cheng RK, Berman G, Marshall CH, Guha A, Jain P, Steward A, DeCara JM, Olaye IM, Hansen K, Logan J, Bergom C, Glide-Hurst C, Loh I, Gambril JA, MacLeod J, Maddula R, McGranaghan PJ, Batra A, Campbell C, Hamid A, Gunturkun F, Davis R, Jefferies J, Fradley M, Albert K, Blaes A, Choudhuri I, Ghosh AK, Ryan TD, Ezeoke O, Leedy DJ, Williams W, Roman S, Lehmann L, Sarkar A, Sadler D, Polter E, Ruddy KJ, Bansal N, Yang E, Patel B, Cho D, Bailey A, Addison D, Rao V, Levenson JE, Itchhaporia D, Watson K, Gulati M, Williams K, Lloyd-Jones D, Michos E, Gralow J, Martinez H. Advancing the care of individuals with cancer through innovation & technology: Proceedings from the cardiology oncology innovation summit 2020 and 2021. Am Heart J Plus. 2023 Dec 25;38:100354. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2023.100354. PMID: 38510746; PMCID: PMC10945974.
• Helberg J, Bensimhon D, Katsadouros V, Schmerge M, Smith H, Peck K, Williams K, Winfrey W, Nanavati A, Knapp J, Schmidt M, Curran L, McCarthy M, Sawulski M, Harbrecht L, Santos I, Masoudi E, Narendra N. Heart failure management at home: a non-randomised prospective case-controlled trial (HeMan at Home). Open Heart. 2023 Dec 7;10(2):e002371. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2023-002371. PMID: 38065589; PMCID: PMC10711907.
• Sunnaa M, Kerolos M, Ruge M, Gill A, Du-Fay-de-Lavallaz JM, Rabin P, Gomez JMD, Williams K, Rao A, Volgman AS, Marinescu K, Suboc TM. Association between number of vasopressors and mortality in COVID-19 patients. Am Heart J Plus. 2023 Sep 16;34:100324. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2023.100324. PMID: 38510952; PMCID: PMC10946008.
• Cheung AK, Whelton PK, Muntner P, Schutte AE, Moran AE, Williams B, Sarafidis P, Chang TI, Daskalopoulou SS, Flack JM, Jennings G, Juraschek SP, Kreutz R, Mancia G, Nesbitt S, Ordunez P, Padwal R, Persu A, Rabi D, Schlaich MP, Stergiou GS, Tobe SW, Tomaszewski M, Williams KA Sr, Mann JFE. International Consensus on Standardized Clinic Blood Pressure Measurement - A Call to Action. Am J Med. 2023 May;136(5):438-445.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.12.015. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID: 36621637; PMCID: PMC10159895.
• Huang C, Murugiah K, Li X, Masoudi FA, Messenger JC, Williams KA Sr, Mortazavi BJ, Krumholz HM. Effect of the New Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimation Equation on Risk Predicting Models for Acute Kidney Injury After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Apr;16(4):e012831. doi: 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.122.012831. Epub 2023 Apr 3. PMID: 37009734; PMCID: PMC10622038.
• Hage FG, Einstein AJ, Ananthasubramaniam K, Bourque JM, Case J, DePuey EG, Hendel RC, Henzlova MJ, Shah NR, Abbott BG, Al Jaroudi W, Better N, Doukky R, Duvall WL, Malhotra S, Pagnanelli R, Peix A, Reyes E, Saeed IM, Sanghani RM, Slomka PJ, Thompson RC, Veeranna V, Williams KA Sr, Winchester DE. Quality metrics for single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: an ASNC information statement. J Nucl Cardiol. 2023 Apr;30(2):864-907. doi: 10.1007/s12350-022-03162-7. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID: 36607538.
• Luo S, Vasbinder A, Du-Fay-de-Lavallaz JM, Gomez JMD, Suboc T, Anderson E, Tekumulla A, Shadid H, Berlin H, Pan M, Azam TU, Khaleel I, Padalia K, Meloche C, O'Hayer P, Catalan T, Blakely P, Launius C, Amadi KM, Pop-Busui R, Loosen SH, Chalkias A, Tacke F, Giamarellos-Bourboulis EJ, Altintas I, Eugen-Olsen J, Williams KA, Volgman AS, Reiser J, Hayek SS; ISIC (International Study of Inflammation in COVID‐19) Group. Soluble Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor and Venous Thromboembolism in COVID-19. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Sep 20;11(18):e025198. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.122.025198. Epub 2022 Aug 4. PMID: 35924778; PMCID: PMC9683642.
• Kerolos MM, Ruge M, Gill A, Planek MI, Volgman AS, Du-Fay-De-Lavallaz JM, Gomez JMD, Suboc TM, Williams KA, Abusin S. Clinical outcomes of COVID-19 infection in patients with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Aug;20:100189. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100189. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PMID: 35946042; PMCID: PMC9354393.
• Aggarwal M, Ros E, Allen K, Sikand G, Agarwala A, Aspry K, Kris-Etherton P, Devries S, Reddy K, Singh T, Litwin SE, Keefe JO, Miller M, Andrus B, Blankstein R, Batiste C, Belardo D, Wenger C, Batts T, Barnard ND, White BA, Ornish D, Williams KA, Ostfeld RJ, Freeman AM. Controversial Dietary Patterns: A High Yield Primer for Clinicians. Am J Med. 2022 Jun;135(6):680-687. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.01.028. Epub 2022 Feb 5. PMID: 35134371.