Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Riley Williams, M.D., to the Topeka Campus Emergency Medicine Team

Stormont Vail Health proudly welcomes Dr. Riley Williams to the Topeka Campus Emergency Department, 1500 SW 10th Ave., 66604. As a board-certified specialist, Dr. Williams serves patients requiring immediate care for trauma, heart attacks, strokes, and other acute conditions.

"I'm a Topeka kid at heart," Dr. Williams said. "I want to be here and care about this community. I've intentionally educated myself and utilized all the great resources we have, and I take a lot of pride in that. I want people to know I'm down to earth. I like salt-of-the-earth type people, and that's why I entered emergency medicine and it’s important to me to be that person for people and this community."

Dr. William's career path started, of all places, as a walk-on on the Bill Snyder Family Stadium field. As an undergraduate pursuing a biology degree at Kansas State University, Dr. Williams's interest in sports and science led him to consider work in physiology. But as his studies progressed, so did his desire for something more.

This urge led Dr. Williams to the University of Kansas Schools of Medicine and Business to obtain his joint MBA/M.D. with the intention of practicing sports medicine. However, his medical studies drew him closer to this specialty and melded his idea of what a doctor is and the type he wanted to be.

"It's cliche, but I wanted to be that doctor on the airplane who could help in an emergency. Being able to help people in situations like these appealed to me, and I'm thankful to be the type of doctor I am."

Dr. Williams completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at the University Health Truman Medical Center (UHTMC)/University of Missouri at Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine. His reassurance and connection will go a long way in helping patients in their most challenging moments and will make him an excellent fit on the Stormont Vail Emergency Medicine team.