Faculty

Pathology

Christopher Williams, MD

Associate Professor
Clinical Pathology
Director of Pathology Informatics
Director of Hematology/Urinalysis, and Jimmy Everest Center Lab

christopher-williams@ouhsc.edu

Dr. Christopher Williams brings his previous experience in electrical engineering to bear on clinical pathology, he is experienced in HLA, coagulation, and transfusion medicine. Dr. Williams has been privileged to work with the dedicated staff at the Family Medicine Clinic and Stephenson Cancer Center laboratories as their medical director. Dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence and innovation within the laboratory, he is committed to creating a positive and supportive work environment that attracts and retains top-tier laboratory professionals.

Education:

BS - Magna cum laude, Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (1999-2003)
MS - Master of Science, Electrical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK (2003-2004)
MD - University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK (2007-2011)

Board Certification(s):

Clinical Informatics, American Board of Pathology
Clinical Pathology, American Board of Pathology

Residency:

Clinical Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City (2011-2014)

Fellowship:

Clinical Informatics, Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI (2015-2017)

Memberships:

Association for Pathology Informatics

Clinical/Research Interests:

Interested in exploring User Exerpience (UX) design within the laboratory context and how it contribues to patient safety and staff satisfaction.
Investigating opportunites for continued laboratory automation, especially in reducing manual transciption erros and novel uses for AI/LLMs to increase quality and reduce errors.

Select Honors & Accomplishments:

Ronald L. Gillum Service Award, OUHSC Department of Pathology (2021, 2023)

Select Publications:

Allen RA, Williams CL, Penrod Y, McCloskey C, Carpenter-Azevedo K, Huard RC, King E, Terence Dunn S. A pyrosequencing protocol for rapid identification of SARS-CoV-2 variants. J Med Virol. 2022 Aug;94(8):3661-3668. doi: 10.1002/jmv.27770. Epub 2022 Apr 21. PMID: 35416308; PMCID: PMC9088475.
Abel JT, Ouillette P, Williams CL, Blau J, Cheng J, Yao K, Lee WY, Cornish TC, Balis UGJ, McClintock DS. Display Characteristics and Their Impact on Digital Pathology: A Current Review of Pathologists' Future "Microscope". J Pathol Inform. 2020 Aug 11;11:23. doi: 10.4103/jpi.jpi_38_20. PMID: 33042602; PMCID: PMC7518209.
Williams CL, McClintock DS, Balis UGJ. The Case for an Entropic Simian in Your Laboratory: The Case for Laboratory Information System Failure Scenario Testing in the Live Production Environment. J Pathol Inform. 2018 Apr 2;9:7. doi: 10.4103/jpi.jpi_96_16. PMID: 29692944; PMCID: PMC5896166.
Williams CL, Sica JC, Killen RT, Balis UG. The growing need for microservices in bioinformatics. J Pathol Inform. 2016 Nov 29;7:45. doi: 10.4103/2153-3539.194835. PMID: 27994937; PMCID: PMC5139451.