La Shawna Clark Williams, MD, FAAPMR

Biography

Clinical Instructor

Clinical Science

Dr. La Shawna Clark Williams is a board-certified physician specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation with the Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dr. Williams has served on multiple committees supporting minority scholars and physicians, and been a research assistant on studies of cerebral palsy and spinal cord injuries.

Education and Training

Degrees: BA, Ottawa University
MD, University of Illinois College of Medicine

Internship: Internship, Internal Medicine, Weiss Memorial Hospital

Residency: Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

Professional Positions

Independent Contractor: Advanced Rehabilitation Services; 2014-2015

Physician: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2015-2018

Partner Physician: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2018-present

Mentor, Culture of Kindness: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2018-present

Mentor, Pathway to Partnership: Southern California Permanente Medical Group; 2018-present

Honors and Awards

Minority Scholars Award: American Medical Association; 2008

Member: Gold Humanism Honor Society; 2010

Jay G. Hirsch and William A. Tito Memorial Award: University of Illinois College of Medicine; 2011

Intern of the Year: Weiss Memorial Hospital; 2012

Meyer S. Gunther Award: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; 2013

Joanne S. Crowne Award: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; 2014

Kind Physician of the Year: Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Panorama City Medical Center; 2019

Scholarly Activities

Presentations, posters, and abstracts

La Shawna Williams MD, Deborah Gaebler-Spira MD Clinical Use of the Intelligent Stretcher: Comparison with Research Setting Results in a Retrospective and Prospective Chart Review (Academy Oral Presentation and Poster Presentation) American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, National Harbor, MD. September 2013.
La Shawna Williams MD, Priya V. Mhatre MD. Case Report of Acquired Narcolepsy: A Rare Complication after Surgical Pituitary Adenoma Resection (Poster Presentation) Association of Academic Physiatrists Annual Meeting, Nashville TN. February 2014.
La Shawna Williams MD, Priya V. Mhatre MD Nurse with Acute Onset Ophthalmoplegia, Ataxia and Dysphagia: A Case Report of Bickerstaff Brainstem Encephalitis (Selected for Poster Presentation) American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. November 2014.