Background
Williams, Roberta Gay was born on October 23, 1941 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, United States.
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Roberta Gay Williams
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Roberta Gay Williams, American Pediatric cardiologist, educator. Diplomate American Board Pediatricians (member committee official examiners since 1985, board directors and representative sub-board Chairman of Commission since 1992, member Executive Committee since 1993), American Board Pediat. Cardiology (chairman 1991-1992, consultant 1993).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Duke U., 1963; Doctor of Medicine, U. North Carolina, 1968.
Career
Medical-pediatrics intern, North Carolina Memorial Hospital, Chapel Hill, 1968-1969;
pediatrics resident, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, 1969-1970;
fellow in cardiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1970-1973;
from assistant in cardiology to associate in cardiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1973-1975;
senior associate in cardiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1976-1982;
from instructor pediatrics to assistant professor pediatrics, Harvard Medical School-Children's Hospital, Boston, 1973-1982;
associate professor pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1982-1986;
chief division pediatrics cardiology, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1982-1995;
professor pediatrics, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, 1986-1995;
chair pediatrics, U. North Carolina School Medicine, Chapel Hill, since 1995. Attending physician Cardiac Medical Superior vena cava syndrome, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1974, cardiology consultant Cardiothoracic Surgery Svc., 1974, medical.dir. Cardiovasc. Surgery Intensive Care Unit, 1974-1979, director Cardiac Graphic Laboratory andCost Center, 1977-1982, member committee neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 1978-1979, vice president medical staff, 1980-1981.
Guest lecturer, invited speaker, seminar leader in field, consultant Food and Drug Administration, since 1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member executive county cardiovascular disease in the young American Heart Association, 1979-1985, member subcommittee congenital cardiac defects, 1980-1982, subcommittee nominating committee, 1982-1983. Member American Heart Association-Greater Los Angeles affiliate, since 1983, Executive Committee and research committee, since 1984, judge young investigator competition, 1984, member program committee, 1986-1990, vice president medical-Executive Committee, 1991-1992, president-elect, 1992-1993, and numerous other committees Fellow American College Cardiology (allied health professionals committee 1984-1987, mem.physician workforce advising committee 1988-1994, member manpower advising committee since 1988, member extramural continuing education committee Heart House since 1990, co-chairman Bethesda conference 1993, governor Southern California chapter since 1994, president California chapter since 1994, government relations committee, since 1998), American Academy Pediatricians (secretary Executive Committee section on cardiology 1985-1987, member commission on fetus and newborn 1985-1988, member Executive Committee section on cardiology since 1985, chairman program committee 1988-1989, member subcommittee American Heart Association task force on assessment of diagnosis and therapeutic cardiovascular procedures 1989, chairperson secretary cardiology 1989, member member county on sections management committee since 1995). Member Society.for Pediat.
Research, American Pediat. Society (department chair 1995, Executive Committee 1997), American Society Echocardiography (member Executive Committee 1975-1978, commission on guidelines for technician training 1975-1978, board directors 1976-1980, treasurer executive county committee 1981-1983, steering committee Future of Pediatric Education Task Force,1996-1999, chairman Future of Pediatric Subspeciality Workgroup, 1996-1999).
