Board-Certified Plastic Surgeons Serving Denver & Lone Tree, Colorado
CURRICULUM VITAE CHRISTOPHER GERALD WILLIAMS, M.D.
- October 2008 - 3rd Annual Surgical Treatment of Migraine Headaches. Case Western Reserve University. Bahman Guyuron, M.D., Course Director.
- January - June 2008 - Fellow: Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction and Cosmetic Surgery. Bernard Chang, M.D. and Craig Vander Kolk, M.D. Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland.
- July 2007 - Dec. 2007 - Fellow: Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Dellon Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery-Baltimore. A. Lee Dellon, M.D., Ph.D. 3333 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218.
- July 1999 - July 2007 - Resident: The Johns Hopkins University/ University of Maryland/ Shock Trauma Combined General Surgery and Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program, Baltimore, Maryland. Paul N. Manson, M.D., Chairman and Residency Director.
- July 2001 - June 2003 - Research Fellow: The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Baltimore, Maryland. Tissue Engineering Principle Investigators, Kam Leong, Ph.D., and Jennifer Elisseeff, Ph.D. Stem cell research for cartilage and bone regeneration utilizing unique photopolymerizing polymers and development of surgical and research protocol for large animal studies for cartilage tissue engineering (research ending in 2004).
- August 1995 - May 1999 - Doctor of Medicine, The University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia.
- August 1991 - May 1995 - Bachelor of Arts, Major: Psychobiology. Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
- January - June 1994 - University of Seville, (La Universidad de Sevilla) Seville, Spain.
Professional Work Experience
- Co-Owner, Park Meadows Cosmetic Surgery, PC, Lone Tree, CO.
- Co-Owner, Park Meadows Outpatient Surgery, LLC, Lone Tree, CO.
Professional Licenses & Certifications
- State of Colorado, Medical License, #46634.
- State of Maryland, Medical License, #D0057471.
- Diplomate, The American Board of Plastic Surgery November 2009.
- Candidate Member of the American Society of Peripheral Nerve (January 2010).
- Candidate Member of the American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (January 2010).
- Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Current.
- United States Medical Licensing Examination, Step 1 (238/93) Passed, June 1997.
- United States Medical Licensing Examination, Step 2 (256/95) Passed, August 1998.
- United States Medical Licensing Examination, Step 3 (231/91) Passed, May 2000.
Professional Organizations
- American Society of Plastic Surgery, Member.
- Skyride Medical Center Breast Steering Committee.
- Member, Sigma XI, 1995 - 1998.
- Member, Alpha Omega Alpha, 1999 - present.
- PSEF Resident Member, 2002-2008.
- Highest Score, in-service Exam for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery for Johns Hopkins Plastic Surgery Resident Staff, 2007.
- American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, Dr. Bernd Spiessl Research Award, $10,000. November 2002.
- AO North America, Resident Research Grant, $5000. November 2002.
- Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honors Society, University of Virginia Chapter, September 1998.
- Best Paper at the combined annual meeting of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and Virginia Plastic Surgery Association in Williamsburg, Virginia, May 1997.
- Phi Beta Kappa, June 1995.
- Graduation with Distinction in Psychobiology, June 1995.
- DIEP Flap Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction, Skyridge Hospital, Lone Tree, CO. January 2009.
- Nursing Issues of Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction, Skyridge Hospital, Lone Tree, CO. February 12-13, 2009.
- Colorado Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons 40th Annual Summer Convention, Inc. Beaver Creek, CO., July 11-13, 2009.
- HealthONE 3rd Annual Oncology Forum, "Breast Reconstruction". May 2011.
- HealthONE Primary Care Breast Reconstruction Forum, "Breast Reconstruction". August 2011.
- HealtyONE PACU and ICU Staff Members, "Options in Breast Reconstruction and Caring for these Patients". September 2011.
- HealthONE Women's Care CME Dinner, "Advancements and Treatment for Women's Health Conditions". November 2011.
- Invision Sally Jobe Breast Conference, Centrum DTC (Conf Room 314), "Options in Breast Reconstruction". January 2012.
- M.S. Genetic Counseling students and University of Colorado-Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, "Cancer Genetics and Genetic Counseling". May 2012.
- HealthONE CME Physician Relations Presentations "Options in Breast Reconstruction", Gilette WY. April 2012.
- HealthONE CME Physician Relations Presentations "Options in Breast Reconstruction", Vail, CO. June 2012.
- HealthONE CME Physician Relations Presentations "Options in Breast Reconstruction", Glenwood Springs, CO. June 2012.
- HealthONE CME Physician Relations Presentations "Options in Breast Reconstruction", Durango, CO. July 2012.
- HealthONE Women's Care Symposium, "Breast Cancer: Prevention, Cures and Options". October 2012.
- Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA Day) Event “Options in Breast Reconstruction”, Lone Tree, CO. October 2012.
- M.S. Genetic Counseling students at University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling “Cancer Genetics and Genetic Counseling”. May 2013.
- Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA Day) Event “Options in Breast Reconstruction”, Lone Tree, CO. October 2013.
- Page 1 Solutions Web Marketing Forum, “Trends in Plastic Surgery”. Golden, CO. April 2014.
- M.S. Genetic Counseling students at University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling “Cancer Genetics and Genetic Counseling”. May 2014.
- Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Sky Ridge Hospital, Lone Tree, CO. June 2014.
- Oncology Rehab Physical Therapists. “Options in Breast Reconstruction”. Greenwood Village, CO. June 2014.
- Breast Reconstruction Awareness Day (BRA Day) Event “Options in Breast Reconstruction”, Lone Tree, CO. October 2014.
- HealthONE Oncology Forum, "Options in Breast Reconstruction". April 2015.
- M.S. Genetic Counseling students at University of Colorado Denver. May 2015.
- Mountain West Society of Plastic Surgeons – First Annual Scientific Meeting, “Perforator-Based Breast Reconstruction in Private Practice”. March 2016.
- HealthOne Physicians Meeting, “Perforator-Based Breast Reconstruction at Skyridge Medical Center”. May 2016.
- M.S. Genetic Counseling students at University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling “Cancer Genetics and Genetic Counseling”. May 2016.
- HealthOne Healthy Indulgences – A Women’s Symposium, A Day For You, “Breast Cancer Update; The Latest Scar-Reducing Techniques and DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction”. October 2016.
- HealthONE Presentation. SkyRidge Medical Center Genetics Panel Discussion. October 2016.
- M.S. Genetic Counseling students at University of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling “Cancer Genetics and Genetic Counseling”. May 2017.
- Mountain West Society of Plastic Surgeons, “Liposomal bupivacaine and an enhanced recovery pathway reduce inpatient narcotic use and length of stay for DIEP flap patients”. March 2018.
- J. Elisseeff, TK Kim, M. Ruffner and Christopher G. Williams, “Cellular Photoencapsulation in Hydrogels" in Culture of Cells for Tissue Engineering. Ian Freshney and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic (ed), John Wiley and Sons, 2006.
- Christopher G. Williams, Jennifer Elisseeff “Injectable Systems for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering" in Scaffolding in Tissue Engineering. Peter Ma and Jennifer Elisseeff (ed). Marcel Dekker, 2005.
- Cleft Palate Tutorial: Williams CG, Lin K, Borowitz K: University of Virginia, The Children's Medical Center and Department of Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery,1996-1998. https://www.med.virginia.edu.
- Lin K, Goldberg D, Williams, C, Borowitz, K, Persing, J, Edgerton M: “Long Term Outcome Analysis of Two Treatment Methods for Cleft Palate: Combined Levator Retropositioning and Pharyngeal Flap vs. Double Opposing Z-Plasty.": Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Journal, 1999, 36 (1) 73-78.
- Williams, CG, Kim TK, Taboas A, Malik A, Manson P, and Elisseeff: “In Vitro Chondrogenesis of Bone Marrow-Derived Stem Cells in a Photopolymerizing Hydrogel." J Tissue Engineering, 2003 Aug; 9(4):679-688.
- Wang D, Williams CG, Li Q, Sharma B, Elisseeff JH: “Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Degradable Phosphate-containing Hydrogel." Biomaterials, 2003 Oct;24(22):3969-80.
- Kim TK, Sharma B, Williams CG, Ruffner MA, Malik, A, McFarland E, and Elisseeff JH: “Experimental Model for Cartilage Tissue Engineering to Regenerate the Zonal Organization of Articular Cartilage." Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 2003 September; 11(9):653-664.
- Li Q, Williams CG, Sun DDN, Wang J, Leong K, Elisseeff JH: “Photocrosslinkable Polysaccharides Based on Chondroitin Sulfate." Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 2004 January 1; 68A(1):28-33.
- Lum LY, Cher NL, Williams CG, Elisseeff JH: “An Extracellular Matrix Extract for Tissue-Engineered Cartilage." IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine. 2003 Sep-Oct; 22(5):71-6.
- Alhadlaq A, Elisseeff JH, Hong L, Williams CG, Caplan AI, Sharma B, Kopher RA, Tomkoria S, Lennon DP, Lopez A, Mao JJ: “Adult Stem Cell Driven Genesis of Human-Shaped Articular Condyle." Annuals of Biomedical Engineering. 2004 July; 32(7):911-23.
- Williams, CG, Malik A, Kim TK, Manson PN, and Elisseeff JH: “Variable Cytocompatibility of Six Cell Lines with Photoinitiators Used for Polymerizing Hydrogels and Cell Encapsulation." Biomaterials. April; 26(11):1211-8, 2005.
- Wang D, Williams CG, Yang F, Elisseeff JH: “Enhancing the Tissue-Biomaterial Interface: Tissue-Initiated Integration of Biomaterials." Advanced Functional Materials. 2004 November; 14, Number 11.
- Wang D, Williams CG, Yang F, Cher N, Lee H, Elisseeff JH: “Bioresponsive phosphoester hydrogels for bone tissue engineering." Tissue Engineering. 2005 Jan-Feb; (1-2):201-13.
- Yang F, Williams CG, Wang D, Lee H, Manson PN, Elisseeff JH: “The effect of incorporating RGD adhesive peptide in polyethylene glycol diacrylate hydrogel on osteogenesis of bone marrow stromal cells." Biomaterials. 2005 Oct; 26(30):5991-8.
- Al-Attar A, Williams CG, Redett R: “Case report of rare lower extremity invasive fungal infection in an immunosuppressed patient: Exserohilum longirostratum." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2006 Mar;117(3):44e-47e.
- Williams CG, Haut E, Ouyang H, Riall T, Makary M, Efron D, Cornwell 3rd E. “Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) Removal of Foreign Bodies after Penetrating Chest Trauma." Journal of The American College of Surgeons, May 2006; 202(85):848-852.
- Grelotti DJ, Williams CG, Riall TS: “A palpable obstructing carcinoma of the colon incarcerated within a large ventral hernia." Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery. 2006 Jul-Aug;10(7):1092-4.
- Sharma B, Williams CG, Khan M, Manson P, Elisseeff JH: “In vivo chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells in a photopolymerizable hydrogel." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. January 2007;119:112-120.
- Sharma B, Williams CG, Kim TK, Sun D, Malik A, Khan M, Leong K, Elisseeff JH. “Designing zonal organization into tissue engineered cartilage." Tissue Engineering. 2007 February;13(2)405-14.
- Rosson G, Williams CG, Fishman EK, Singh, NK. “3D CT Angiography of Abdominal Wall Vascular Perforators to Plan DIEAP Flaps." Microsurgery, 2007;27(8):641-6.
- Williams EH, Williams CG, Rosson GD, Heitmiller RF, Dellon AL. “Neurectomy for treatment of intercostal neuralgia." Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 May;85(5):1766-70.
- Williams EH, Williams CG, Rosson GD, Dellon AL. Anatomic Site for Proxial Tibial Nerve Compression: A Cadaver Study. Ann Plast Surg 2009;62: 322-325.
- Williams EH, Williams CG, Rosson GD, Dellon AL. Combined Common Peroneal and Tibial Nerve Palsies. Microsurgery 2009. DOI 10.1002/micr.
- Williams CG, Dellon AL, Rosson GD. Management of Chronic Facial Pain. Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstruction. 2009 In Press.
- The Patellar Tendon: Histology and Biomechanics. Thomas P. Branch, M.D., Christopher G. Williams, Stacey Bloom, Lawrence A. Bircoll, M.D. Annual Eastern Orthopedics Association Meeting, Bermuda. October 1994.
- Senior Thesis. "Facilitation of Behavioral Recovery from a Dopaminergic Brain Lesion Using Repeated Injections of Haloperidol". Program in Psychobiology, Department of Psychology, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. Thesis Advisor, Allen Schneider, Ph.D. June 1995.
- Long Term Outcome Analysis of Two Treatment Methods for Cleft Palate: Combined Levator Retropositioning and Pharyngeal Flap vs. Double Opposing Z-Plasty. Kant Lin, M.D., David Goldberg, M.D., Christopher Williams, B.A., Kathleen Borowitz, M.S., L.C.C.-S.L.P., John Persing, M.D., Milton Edgerton, M.D.; Combined Annual Meeting of the Virginia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons and Virginia Plastic Surgery Association in Williamsburg, VA. October 1997. Presented by Dr. Goldberg and won Best Paper.
- Long Term Outcome Analysis of Two Treatment Methods for Cleft Palate: Combined Levator Retropositioning and Pharyngeal Flap vs. Double Opposing Z-Plasty. Kant Lin, M.D., David Goldberg, M.D., Christopher Williams, B.A., Kathleen Borowitz, M.S., L.C.C.-S.L.P., John Persing, M.D., Milton Edgerton, M.D.; 66th Annual American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons/Plastic Surgery Education Foundation/American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery scientific meeting. San Francisco, CA. September 20-24, 1997. Presented by Dr. Goldberg. (Abstract).
- Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering and Photopolymerizing Hydrogels. Christopher G. Williams, M.D., Dong-an Wang, Ph.D., Tae Kyun Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Jennifer Elisseeff, Ph.D. Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Meetings and Courses Programs Winter Biotechnology Conference on Tissue Engineering. Cold Springs Harbor, NY 11724. November 21-24th 2002. Podium presentation.
- In Vitro Chondrogenesis and Osteogenesis of Bone Marrow-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Photopolymerizing Hydrogel. Christopher G. Williams, M.D., Tae Kyun Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Blanka Sharma, BASc, Anya Taboas, Paul N. Manson, M.D., Jennifer Elisseeff, Ph.D. Cold Springs Harbor Laboratory Meetings and Courses Programs Winter Biotechnology Conference on Tissue Engineering. Cold Springs Harbor, NY 11724. November 21-24th 2002. Poster.
- Photoencapsulation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in an Injectable Hydrogel for Cartilage Tissue Engineering. Christopher G. Williams, Tae Kyun Kim, Anya Taboas, Athar N. Malik, Paul N. Manson, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. 2003 Orthopedic Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Podium Presentation.
- Experimental Model for the Depth Variation of Articular Cartilage in Young Bovine Articular Cartilage. T.K. Kim, Blanka Sharma, Melanie Ruffner, Athar Malik, Christopher Williams, Edward McFarland, Jennifer Elisseeff. 2003 Orthopedic Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Poster.
- Depth Variation of Bovine Articular Cartilage: Growth Kinetics and Gene Expression of Chondrocytes of Three Layers (Superficial Middle, and Deep) in Serial Monolayer Culture. T.K. Kim, Melanie Ruffner, Blanka Sharma, Christopher G. Williams, Anya Taboas, Edward McFarland, Jennifer Elisseeff. 2003 Orthopedic Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Poster.
- Multi-layered Hydrogel Constructs Recreate Zonal Organization of Articular Cartilage. Blanka Sharma, Christopher G. Williams, T.K. Kim, Athar Malik, Jennifer Elisseeff. 2003 Orthopedic Research Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Poster.
- Cellular Toxicity of Photoinitiators used in Photopolymerization Reactions for Minimally Invasive Applications of Cell-laden Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering. Williams, C., Malik, A., Kim, TK, Sharma, B., Manson, P., Elisseeff, J. 48th Plastic Surgery Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 23-26, 2003.
- In Vitro Osteogenesis of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in an Injectable Photopolymerizing Hydrogel. Williams, C., Sharma, B., Kim, TK, Lee, H., Malik, A., Manson, P., Elisseeff, J. 48th Plastic Surgery Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 23-26, 2003.
- Cartilage Tissue Engineering Using and Injectable Photopolymerizable Hydrogel. Williams, C., Kim, TK, Taboas, A., Malik, A., Manson, P., Elisseeff, J. 48th Plastic Surgery Research Council, Las Vegas, NV, April 23-26, 2003.
- Chondrogenesis of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Photopolymerizing Synthetic-Biological Composite Hydrogels. Leon Lum, Nicholas Cher, Melanie Ruffner, Christopher Williams, Anya Taboas, Jennifer Elisseeff. 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biomaterials, Reno, Nevada, April 30th-May 3rd, 2003.
- Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Degradable Phosphate-containing Hydrogel. Dong-an Wang, Christopher G. Williams, Qiang Li, Blanka Sharma, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. 29th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biomaterials, Reno, Nevada, April 30th-May 3rd, 2003.
- In Vitro Osteogenesis of Goat Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Photopolymerized Phosphoester Hydrogels. Dong-an Wang, Christopher G. Williams, Nicholas Cher, H Lee, Fan Yang, Blanka Sharma, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. Orthopedic Research Society, San Fransico, CA, March 2004
- Photopolymerizable Bi-layered Hydrogels for Osteochochondral Tissue Engineering. Blanka Sharma, Christopher G. Williams, TK Kim, M Kahn, Athar Malik, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. Orthopedic Research Society, San Fransico, CA, March 2004.
- Tissue-Initiated Integration of Biomaterials for Cartilage Regeneration. Dong-an Wang, Christopher G. Williams, Anya L. Taboas, Blanka Sharma, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. Orthopedic Research Society, San Fransico, CA, 2004.
- In Vivo Photoencapsulation of Mesenchymal Stem cells in an Injectable Hydrogel for Cartilage Tissue Engineering. Christopher G. Williams, Blanka Sharma, TK Kim, M Kahn, Paul Manson, Jennifer H. Elisseff. Orthopedic Research Society, San Fransico, CA, March 2004.
- Designing Zonal Organization into Tissue Engineered Cartilage. Blanka Sharma, Christopher G. Williams, TK Kim, Daniel Sun, Athar Malik, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. Orthopedic Research Society, San Fransico, CA, March 2004.
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging on In Vitro Engineered Cartilage - In Situ Transplantation of Mesencymal stem cells in Hydrogels. Dong-an Wang, JD Meyers, Anya L. Taboas, Christopher G. Williams, J Wenz, S Ramaswamy, RG Spencer, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. Orthopedic Research Society, San Fransico, CA, March 2004.
- Jennifer H. Elisseeff, Myoung Soo Kim, Christopher G. Williams, Micheal Shamblott, John Gearhart. Stem cells, Biomaterials, and Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering. Cell Culture Engineering IX, Cancun, Mexico. March 7-12, 2004.
- RGD dose response osteogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells in photopolymerized hydrogels. Christopher G. Williams, F Yang, DA Wang, PN Manson, JH Elisseeff. Plastic Surgery Research Council 49th Annual Meeting, June 9-12, 2004.
- The Use of Three-Dimensional CT Angiography for Preoperative Mapping of Abdominal Wall Perforating Vessels for Autologous Perforator-Based Microsurgical Breast Reconstruction. Christopher G. Williams, M.D., NK Singh, M.D., M.Ph, EK Fishman, M.D., GD Rosson, M.D. American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery’s Annual Meeting, Puerto Rico, January 13-16, 2007
- Williams CG, Dellon AL. The management of chronic facial pain. The International Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma. Submitted January 2008.
- Instructor: Lower Extremity Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Institute for Peripheral Nerve Surgery, A.Lee Dellon, M.D., Ph.D., Course Director. July 18-20, 2007.
- Instructor in Plastic Surgery, Part Time. Johns Hopkins University, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: 2007.
- Multi-layered polymerizing hydrogels for tissue regeneration. Provisional Patent, Christopher G. Williams, Blanka Sharma, Jennifer H. Elisseeff. 2005. Licensed to Cartilix Inc.
- Volunteer: Healing the Children, Villa Vicencia, Columbia, South America April 13-27, 2007.
- Volunteer: Health Centers in Cuenca in Equador. Two months, 1999.
- Founder, Director, Student-Faculty Liaison for the medial student group.
- Participating in the MERCI (Medical Equipment Recovery of Clean Inventory) Project, 1995-1999.
- Volunteer: Spanish Translator for Charlottesville Health Development, 1995-1997.
- Volunteer: Worked in the Children's Hospital, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, Mexico. 4.5 weeks, Summer 1995.
