(Washington, DC) “Dr. Amit Wadhwa has decided to step down as Medical Director of the DC Fire/EMS Department effective August 19, 2006. Dr. Wadhwa brought many improvements to the Fire/EMS Department and to EMS service in the District of Columbia - bringing more paramedics into the agency that can help critical patients, developing better programs to evaluate and improve the quality of care we give people in the District, and laying a strong foundation for the future.

 

I knew of Dr. Wadhwa’s plans a few weeks ago and am engaged in a search for his replacement. In the interim, Dr. Michael D. Williams, who joined DC Fire/EMS in July as a Medical Officer, will serve as Acting Medical Director.

 

Dr. Williams is a trauma surgeon at Washington Hospital Center and licensed by the DC Board of Medicine in medicine and surgery. Dr. Williams is Board Certificated in general surgery, and surgical critical care, and has certifications in advanced critical life support, and advanced trauma life support. He is a Fellow with the American College of Surgeons, a Member of the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and a Member of the Society of Black Academic Surgeons. Dr. Williams is a DC native and lives with his family in Northwest.”