Michelle Williams
Born
Michelle Claire Williams
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh
Open University
Scientific career
FieldsRadiology
Cardiac imaging
Cardiovascular imaging
Thoracic imaging
Machine learning[1]
InstitutionsUniversity of Edinburgh
ThesisComputed tomography imaging of the heart (2016)
Websitewww.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/michelle-williams

Michelle Claire Williams is a Scottish physician and professor at the University of Edinburgh.[1][2] She is president elect of the British Society of Cardiovascular Imaging.[3][4] Her research makes use of medical imaging (computed tomograghy, magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography) and machine learning to understand cardiovascular disease.[5][6][7]

Early life and education

Williams studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh. She completed an intercalated year in pathology. Alongside her medical practise she has completed a bachelor's degree at the Open University in mathematics and history. After graduating she worked as a doctor in NHS Lothian, and in 2010 joined a software development company. She was awarded her PhD in 2016 for research on computed tomography imaging of the heart.[8]

Research and career

Williams uses multi-modal non invasive imaging to understand the heart and blood vessels. She combines advanced medical imaging with machine learning and complex analysis.[9] Her research has generated clinical impact, changing national and international guidelines.[10]

In 2021 Williams became the imaging data thematic lead of the British Heart Foundation.[11] Williams is part of the SCOT-HEART clinical trials, which use computed tomography coronary angiography to understand coronary artery disease.[9]

Select publications

  • 8F-fluoride positron emission tomography for identification of ruptured and high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques: a prospective clinical trial[5]
  • Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction[6]
  • CT coronary angiography in patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease (SCOT-HEART): an open-label, parallel-group, multicentre trial[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Michelle C. Williams publications indexed by Google Scholar
  2. ↑ Michelle C. Williams publications from Europe PubMed Central
  3. ↑ www.research.ed.ac.uk/en/persons/michelle-williams
  4. ↑ "Dr Michelle Williams: President Elect". bsci.org.uk.
  5. 1 2 Nikhil V Joshi; Alex T Vesey; Michelle C Williams; et al. (11 November 2013). "18F-fluoride positron emission tomography for identification of ruptured and high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaques: a prospective clinical trial". The Lancet. 383 (9918): 705–713. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(13)61754-7. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 24224999. Wikidata Q39315993.
  6. 1 2 SCOT-HEART Investigators; David E Newby; Philip D Adamson; et al. (25 August 2018). "Coronary CT Angiography and 5-Year Risk of Myocardial Infarction". The New England Journal of Medicine. 379 (10): 924–933. doi:10.1056/NEJMOA1805971. ISSN 0028-4793. PMID 30145934. Wikidata Q61727646.
  7. 1 2 SCOT-HEART investigators (15 March 2015). "CT coronary angiography in patients with suspected angina due to coronary heart disease (SCOT-HEART): an open-label, parallel-group, multicentre trial". The Lancet. 385 (9985): 2383–2391. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)60291-4. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 25788230. Wikidata Q39027594.
  8. ↑ Williams, Michelle Claire (2016). Computed tomography imaging of the heart. ed.ac.uk (PhD thesis). University of Edinburgh. hdl:1842/25852. OCLC 1063636726. EThOS uk.bl.ethos.735670.
  9. 1 2 "Michelle Williams". hdruk.org. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  10. ↑ "Faculty Bio: Michelle Williams - Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography". scct.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  11. ↑ "British Heart Foundation Data Science Centre appoints Dr Michelle Williams as new Imaging Data Thematic Lead". hdruk.org. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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