MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
November 1, 2023
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Columbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
In accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C.
Law 2-142; D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 3042 of the Fatality Review
Committee Amendment Act of 2018, effective October 30, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-168; D.C.
Official Code § 5-1431.01), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Dr. Mallory Williams
Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(Ward 1)
for reappointment as a representative from a college or university within the District conducting
research in homicide and suicide prevention member of the Violence Fatality Review
Committee, for a term to end October 12, 2025.
Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned
nominee, together with proposed resolutions to assist the Council during the confirmation
process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser
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3 at the request of the Mayor
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6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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14 To confirm the reappointment of Dr. Mallory Williams to the Violence Fatality Review
15 Committee.
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17 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
18 resolution may be cited as the "Violence Fatality Review Committee Dr. Mallory Williams
19 Confirmation Resolution of 2023".
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21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
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23 Dr. Mallory Williams
24 Georgia Avenue, NW
25 Washington, DC 20001
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28 as a representative from a college or university within the District conducting research in
29 homicide and suicide prevention member of the Violence Fatality Review Committee,
30 established by section 3042 of the Fatality Review Committee Amendment Act of 2018,
31 effective October 30, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-168; D.C. Official Code § 5-1431.01), for a term to
32 end October 12, 2025.
33 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
34 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
35 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
Signature: Revised November 1, 2018
Curriculum Vitae
Mallory Williams, MD, MPH, FACS, FICS, FCCP
Professor of Surgery
Chief of the Division of Trauma, Critical Care, & Surgical Nutrition
Department of Surgery
Howard University College of Medicine
2041 Georgia Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20060
Home Address 4430 North Holland Sylvania Road
Apt 7101
Toledo, Ohio 43623
Email: mallwilliams@huhosp.org
Birth Place: Chicago, Illinois
Personal: Married to H. Patrice Williams
3 daughters: Shelby, Maya, Zoe
Education:
Year Degree & Institution
2007-08 . Master’s in Public Health
Health Policy and Management
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA
1993-99 Doctor of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland
1989-93 . Bachelors of Science
Cum Laude
Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia
Postdoctoral Training:
Year Appointment & Institution
2018 Executive Patient Safety Program
Institute for Healthcare Improvement
Boston, MA
2007-08 Mongan Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellow in Minority Health Policy
& Research Fellow in the Department of Social Medicine
Harvard School of Public Health
Health Policy Fellow, Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA
2007-08 Surgical Critical Care Research Fellow
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Division of Trauma, Burns, and Critical Care
Center for Surgery and Public Health
Boston, MA
2006-07 Fellow in Surgical Critical Care
 Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Division of Trauma, Burns and Critical Care
2005-06 Chief Administrative Surgery Resident
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Detroit, MI
2003-05 Senior General Surgery Resident
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
2001-03 NIH Research Fellow
NIH Training Grant in Trauma and Burns
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
2000-01 General Surgery Resident
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
1999-2000 General Surgery Intern and Resident
Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center
Medical Licensure:
Year State License
2010 Ohio
2008 Commonwealth of Louisiana
2006 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
2014 Washington, D.C.
2015 Maine
2002 Michigan
Certifications:
Year Certification
2010 American Board of Surgery, Certification in Surgical Critical Care, Certificate # 2785
2008 American Board of Surgery, Certificate # 053713
2008 Advanced Burn Life Support
2008 Advanced Burn Life Support Instructor
2012 Basic Life Support
2011 Advanced Trauma Life Support Course Director
2002 Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor, ID#224082
2012 Advanced Cardiac Life Support
1999 Advanced Trauma Life Support
Academic Appointments:
Year Appointment Institution
2016-current Professor of Surgery Howard University College of Medicine
(tenure-track) Washington, D. C.
2010-2/2014 Associate Professor of Surgery University of Toledo College of Medicine
(tenure-track) Toledo, OH
2012-2/2014 Associate Professor of Surgery Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
University of Toledo
2008 -10 Assistant Professor of Surgery Louisiana State University
(tenure-track) Shreveport, LA
Hospital or Affiliated Institution Appointments:
Year Appointment Institution
4/2016 – current Chief of Trauma & Director of SICU Howard University Hospital
8/2017-1/2018 Combat Surgeon 1st FST, Camp Brown
Kandahar, Afghanistan
4/2016-current Chief of Trauma & Director of SICU Howard University Hospital
4/2015 – 8/2015 General & Trauma Surgeon Soto Cano Air Base
U. S. Army Honduras
Contractual Work 12/2013 – 1/2015
12/2013 – 3/2014 Staff Trauma & General Surgeon Harrington Memorial Hospital
Rural community Hospital Southbridge, MA
4/2014 – 9/2014 Staff Trauma, General, & Critical Care Surgeon Oakwood South Shore Medical
Center
ACS verified Level II Trauma Center Michigan State University SOM
Trenton, MI
9/2014 – 8/2015 Staff Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon Miami Valley Hospital
ACS verified Level I Trauma Center Wright State University SOM
Dayton, OH
9/2015 – 2/2016 Staff General Surgeon Memorial Health Care
Owosso, MI
10/2015 – 2/2016 Staff Trauma & Acute Care Surgeon Central Maine Medical Center
ACS verified Level II Trauma Center Lewiston, ME
Full Time Appointments
March 2016 - Chief of the Division of Trauma & Critical Care Howard University School of Medicine
Director of the Surgical ICU Washington, DC
Professor of Surgery
June 2010-Nov 2013 Chief of the Division of Trauma, University of Toledo
Critical Care, & Acute Care Surgery Toledo, OH
Associate Professor of Surgery
2010-Nov 2013 Trauma Medical Director UT Medical Center
2010-Nov 2013 Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit UT Medical Center
2008-10 Associate Director Trauma Center Louisiana State University
Shreveport, LA
2008 –10 Associate Director Surgical ICU Louisiana State University
2008-10 Staff Surgeon Louisiana State University
2009 Chief of Surgery 345th Combat Support
Hospital, Al Asad, Iraq
2008-09 Combat Surgeon 345th Combat Support
Hospital, Al Asad, Iraq
2001-06 Associate Medical Director Detroit Medical Entrance
Processing Command,
Hospital and Health Care Organization Service Responsibility:
Year Committee
2018- Chair, Howard University Hospital Health Information Technology Committee
2017-18 Director, 1st Forward Surgical Team Continuing Medical Education Committee
2017- Howard University Hospital Health Information Technology Committee
2016- Howard University Hospital Mass Disaster Committee
2016- Chair, Howard University Hospital Trauma Performance Improvement Program
Chair, Trauma Peer Review Committee
2016- Chair, Howard University Hospital Multidisciplinary Trauma Operations Committee
2016- Surgical Education Committee, Department of Surgery, Howard University
Residency Performance Evaluation Committee
Clinical Simulation Committee
2012 Clinical Affairs Committee, Department of Surgery
2012 Emergency Medical Services Committee, UTMC
2011- Organ Donation Committee, UTMC
2011- Department of Surgery Subcommittee on On-Call Compensation
2010- Chair, Trauma Committee
University of Toledo Medical Center
2010- Chair, Surgical ICU Multidisciplinary Committee
University of Toledo Medical Center
2010- Chair, Trauma Morbidity & Mortality Committee
2010- Resident Education Committee
Department of Surgery, UTCOM
2010- Disaster Preparedness Committee, UTMC
2010- Committee on Falls, UTMC
2011- 13 Credentials Committee, UTMC
2008 - 10 Trauma Performance and Improvement Committee
Louisiana State University Hospital
2009 – 10 Special Care Committee (ICUs), LSU
2009 – 10 Antibiotic Committee, LSU
2009 Credential Committee
345th Combat Support Hospital
2009 Governance Committee
345th Combat Support Hospital
2009 Peer Review Committee
345th Combat Support Hospital
2007-09 Selection Committee, Surgical Critical Care Fellows
 Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2007-09 Search Committee, ICU Physician Assistants
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2007 Disaster Planning and Management Drill Assessment
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2005-06 Electronic Medical Record Implementation Committee Detroit Medical Center
2005 Surgical Morbidity and Mortality Committee
Harper University Hospital
Medical School Committees:
Year Committee
2018- Continuing Medical Education Committee, Howard University COM
2012- 13 Quality Improvement Conference, Department of Surgery
2012- 13 University of Toledo College of Medicine, Admissions Committee-Ad hoc Interviewer
2011- 13 University of Toledo College of Medicine Self Study in Preparation for LCME Site Visit-
Medical Student Work Group
2009 - 10 Student Affairs Committee
Louisiana State University
2007-08 Commonwealth Fund/Harvard University Fellowship Search Committee
Harvard Medical School
2004-05 Search Committee, Chair Department of Surgery
Wayne State University
1993-94 Year 1 Curriculum Committee (Student Member)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
National Organizations & Committees:
Year Committee
2016- American Board of Surgery
Associate Examiner
2015 Right Care Alliance, Surgery Governance Council, Lown Foundation
2013- Mongan Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy.
Harvard Medical School, Applicant Reviewer.
2013- “A Day at the American College of Surgeons” High School Program
Program Chair
2013- National Medical Association Surgical Section - Charles Drew- Matthew Walker Resident
Research Symposium
Program Chair
2013- International College of Surgeons
Development Committee
2015- American College of Surgeons
International Relation’s Committee
Subcommittee on Designated Scholarships
2011- Association of Academic Surgery
Institutional Representative
2014 ACS Committee on Diversity Issues (Chair)
2011-Oct 2014 ACS Committee on Diversity Issues (Vice Chair)
2006- ACS Committee on Diversity Issues (Full Member)
2004-2006 ACS Committee on Diversity Issues (Liaison Member)
2004-2009 Communication’s Committee
Resident and Associate Society
American College of Surgeons
2002- National Medical Association
House of Delegates
Delegate-State of Ohio
Surgical Section
Member at Large Board Member (2012-2015)
Chair, Drew-Walker Resident Research Symposium (2012-current)
Member, Program Committee (2012-2015)
2010- The Reede Scholars, Inc.
President (2012-2014)
Health Equity Symposium Program Committee
Web Page Design Committee
State Organizations & Committees:
Year Committee
2016- DC Committee on Trauma
2011- Toledo Surgical Society
President (2013)
President-elect (2012)
Councillor (2011)
2011- Northwestern Ohio Regional Trauma Registry Board
President: Barry Knots, MD
2011- Ohio State Chapter of the ACS
Executive Committee
Vice Chair Committee on Trauma (2012-)
Vice-Chair Communications Committee (2011)
2011- Ohio State Committee on Trauma
Vice Chair 2012-2014
Chair: Johnathon Saxe, MD, FACS
2011- Trauma Visionary Work Group –State of Ohio
Chair: Vickie Graymire, RN, MS, CNS
2010 Search Committee, State Medical Director
Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board
2008-10 Louisiana Emergency Response Network Board
Confirmed in Louisiana State Senate 2008
2008-10 System Design Work Group
Chair: N