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

• Professor of Medicine
• Chair, University of Louisville Department of Medicine

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

502-852-5241 - Academic Office
502-588-4600 - Patient Appointments

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Featured Publications

• 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.
• Budoff MJ, Lakshmanan S, Toth PP, Hecht HS, Shaw LJ, Maron DJ, Michos ED, Williams KA, Nasir K, Choi AD, Chinnaiyan K, Min J, Blaha M. Cardiac CT angiography in current practice: An American society for preventive cardiology clinical practice statement^✰. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2022 Jan 20;9:100318. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2022.100318. PMID: 35146468; PMCID: PMC8802838.
• Ikram M, Williams KA Sr. Socioeconomics of coronary artery calcium: Is it scored or ignored? J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2022 Mar-Apr;16(2):182-185. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.10.003. Epub 2021 Oct 15. PMID: 34657819.
• Rahman A, Ruge M, Hlepas A, Nair G, Gomez J, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Fugar S, Jahan N, Volgman AS, Williams KA, Rao A, Marinescu K, Suboc T. Hyperdynamic left ventricular ejection fraction is associated with higher mortality in COVID-19 patients. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Feb;14:100134. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100134. Epub 2022 Apr 18. PMID: 35463197; PMCID: PMC9013697.
• Ikram M, Williams KA. What is this image? 2021 image 4 result : Staying abreast of amyloid? J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Feb;29(1):10-12. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02891-5. PMID: 34918234.
• Aggarwal M, Freeman AM, Ros E, Allen K, Sikand G, Aspry K, Kris-Etherton P, Devries S, Reddy K, Singh T, Litwin SE, O'Keefe J, Miller M, Andrus B, Blankstein R, Batiste C, Belardo D, Wenger C, Batts T, Barnard ND, White BA, Ornish D, Williams KA, Ostfeld RJ. Trending Nutrition Controversies #3: Top Controversies in 2021. Am J Med. 2022 Feb;135(2):146-156. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.07.046. Epub 2021 Sep 9. PMID: 34509452.
• Patel P, Ruge M, Gomez JMD, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Rao A, Williams KA, Volgman AS, Costanzo MRR, Suboc T, Marinescu K. Prognostic value of H₂FPEF score in COVID-19. Am Heart J Plus. 2022 Jan;13:100111. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2022.100111. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PMID: 35252908; PMCID: PMC8887956.
• Planek MIC, Ruge M, Du Fay de Lavallaz JM, Kyung SB, Gomez JMD, Suboc TM, Williams KA, Volgman AS, Simmons JA, Rao AK. Cardiovascular findings on chest computed tomography associated with COVID-19 adverse clinical outcomes. Am Heart J Plus. 2021 Nov;11:100052. doi: 10.1016/j.ahjo.2021.100052. Epub 2021 Oct 13. PMID: 34667971; PMCID: PMC8511552.
• Ruge M, Gomez JMD, du Fay de Lavallaz J, Hlepas A, Rahman A, Patel P, Lavani P, Nair GG, Jahan N, Simmons JA, Rao AK, Williams KA Sr, Volgman AS, Marinescu K, Suboc T. The prognostic value of cardiac troponin for 60 day mortality and major adverse events in COVID-19 patients. Cardiovasc Pathol. 2021 Nov-Dec;55:107374. doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2021.107374. Epub 2021 Aug 3. PMID: 34358679; PMCID: PMC8330143.
• Williams KA, Fughhi I, Fugar S, Mazur M, Gates S, Sawyer S, Patel H, Chambers D, McDaniel R, Reiser JR, Mason T. Nutrition Intervention for Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk in African Americans Using the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Primary Prevention Guidelines. Nutrients. 2021 Sep 28;13(10):3422. doi: 10.3390/nu13103422. PMID: 34684423; PMCID: PMC8537862.