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Bradley Williams, M.D.
Bradley Williams, M.D. Ph.D.
Dr. Williams is Sports Fellowship-trained and has focused on sports principles of putting the body back to its preinjury state whenever possible. Dr. Williams has used his skills and background in sports to help develop kinematic total knee replacements that closely mimic the natural movements of the knee. He has applied these same principles to shoulder issues and has developed several proprietary techniques in shoulder arthroscopy. Dr. Williams also offers PRP injections, steroid injections, and GEL or natural hyaluronic acid injections to help joints, strains, tendonitis, and bursitis heal or at least postpone joint replacement.
Specialties
Sports Medicine
Shoulder Surgery
Shoulder Replacement
Knee Surgery
Knee Replacement
Practice
Dr. Williams also performed the first computer navigated and “pyrocarbon” shoulder replacements in Northern Arizona. Dr. Williams likes to stay up to date and uses his PhD training to keep up with the latest as well as help develop and provide more advanced and proven techniques. Dr. Williams also frequently provides second opinions for ALL shoulder and knee complaints and also has extensive experience in pediatric and fracture care as well as advanced ALL arthroscopic, computer-navigated, or minimally invasive surgeries including endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
Dr. Williams states that perhaps one of the most frustrating issues he sees are patients who‘ve been told they need major surgery, basically treating the Xray or the MRI, when examination reveals a simple injection or arthroscopy will provide relief. Similarly, complete revision Total knees are planned when a surgery without removal of the main components is all that is needed.
Dr. Williams is a world leader in 3-D navigation (better than a robot, ask him yourself) for kinematic alignment techniques (putting knee back in its natural alignment) for total knee replacement. He has performed over 400 Oxford partial knees and the kinematic alignment uses the same principle except the total knee has a much better chance of lasting 40 years. The Medacta knee from Switzerland, closely mimics the natural structures of the knee and holds to the principle that the knee is actually 3 joints in one.
Additionally, Dr. Williams treats common ankle, hand, and elbow issues such as carpal and cubital tunnel, trigger fingers, ankle instability and arthritis as well as surgical and nonsurgical adult fractures as well as most PEDIATRIC orthopedic fractures and other issues.
Background
Dr. Williams earned double BS degrees from UC Irvine in Chemistry and Biology and graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston Texas 1997 with a combined M.D. and PhD in Exercise metabolism where he also performed collaborative studies with NASA, the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Vanderbilt University, and Shriner’s Burns Institute.
Dr. Williams did his Orthopedic Residency training with the Phoenix Orthopedic Program and the University of California Irvine Orthopedic Program. Dr. Williams then completed an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Fellowship with the San Diego Knee and Sports Medicine Fellowship in San Diego, CA.
Personal
Dr. Williams was in private practice for many years and moved to Cottonwood, AZ to be closer to his and his wife’s family in Phoenix. Ironically, there was too little time for his family and he was working over 70-100hrs/week in Cottonwood. This was primarily due to being on call every 3rd night for 10 years. He decided to move his family to Prescott.
Dr. Williams and his family are quite active and love staying fit by hiking, running, working out, and riding bikes. Dr. Williams was AZ State Cat 5 Road Race Champion (70 riders) in 2014, has won two state championship mountain bike series, not to mention a Whiskey 50 time of 3:46. He is now trying to get back to his pre-Covid fitness.
Dr. Williams practices what he preaches and is realizing more and more that getting old is very tough. The body breaks down faster as we age and we must keep moving and pushing our bodies…even just a little…to prevent them from breaking down.
Dr. Williams has a casual style in clinic and loves helping patients get back to doing the things they love and need. By the way, he will actually examine you and discuss key parts of your history to get to the REAL problem. He says MRIs are overrated (especially when the machines are 20+ years old) and the diagnosis and treatment start with discussion and hands-on examination.
Testimonials
Dr. Williams has been nothing short of amazing. I've seen many doctors in the past and was jaded, to say the least, certain I’d never play drums again after being forced to quit due to serious pain and movement problems. I didn't think my shoulder issues would ever be diagnosed, let alone fixed, but Dr. Williams changed all that. Not only was he courteous and professional, he knew what surgery I needed and successfully found and fixed a very rare and unique problem. I now have a whole different outlook on life and highly recommend his services.
—Bryan Earl
Thanks so much Dr Williams for making my shoulder feel so much better.
—Vince Spagnuolo
I saw Dr Williams with shoulder/arm pain. I was referred to him by my internist. He spent time with me asking questions & actually listening to me! I ended up getting two injections. I am out of pain & very appreciative to have found Dr Williams. He is a wonderful breath of fresh air!
—Marleina
Two years ago today, Dr. Williams fixed my broken hip with three pins. Today I am good as new and so grateful that I am resuming a full life of complete and painfree mobility. Thank you Dr. Williams for a job well done.
—Sincerely, Mary Strouse
"I saw Dr. Williams for hand pain and numbness due to osteoarthritis. He gave me a cortisone injection in my right wrist and I felt great relief almost immediately. It has been 2 weeks since my injection and I have much improved mobility and no numbness. The pain I felt is all but gone.
—Patricia Koester