My job is to provide knowledge to patients and their families to understand their health issues. I seek to empower children to live their lives to the fullest potential, despite their health conditions.

About Korwyn L. Williams, MD, PhD

Korwyn Williams, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAES, is a pediatric neurologist at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's. Dr. Williams is skilled in clinical neurophysiology and treatments for epilepsy.

After earning his bachelor's degree with distinction from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Dr. Williams earned his medical degree and a doctorate in biochemistry from Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his medical training - including residencies in pediatrics and child neurology, and a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology - at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

Dr. Williams is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in epilepsy, clinical neurophysiology and child neurology. He is a clinical assistant professor of pediatrics at The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, as well as an assistant professor of neurology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine.

In 2021 Dr. Williams was named the Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona's Provider of the Year. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society, as well as a member of the Child Neurology Foundation, the Phoenix Children's Neurology Division Shared Governance Council and the Functional Neurological Disorders Clinical Pathways Workgroup. Dr. Williams is a frequently invited speaker at annual meetings of the American Academy of Neurology on topics including pediatric epilepsy and appropriate medical coding.

In his free time, Dr. Williams enjoys traveling, hiking and spending time with family and friends.

Medical School / Education

(MD, PhD) Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Residency

(Pediatrics) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

(Child Neurology) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Fellowship

(Clinical Neurophysiology) Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX

Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology, Subspecialty-Clinical Neurophysiology, Subspecialty-Epilepsy

American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

Child Neurology

Neurophysiology

Epilepsy

ICU Monitoring

Provider of the Year, Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona, 2021

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Neurology, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine

Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix

Professional Affiliations

Fellow, American Epilepsy Society

Fellow, American Academy of Neurology

Member, Child Neurology Foundation

Member, Functional Neurological Disorders Clinical Pathways Workgroup

Member, Phoenix Children's Neurology Division Shared Governance Council

Dr. Williams' publications can be reviewed through the National Library of Medicine publication database.

Epilepsy, ICU Monitoring

Locations

Dr Williams is very knowledgeable It was a little overwhelming cuz this is something new to me. but he was patient and he was amazing My grandson felt very comfortable with him

It was an informative and insightful experience that my provider provided.

We really liked Dr Williams. He was very personable and mind. He explained things thoroughly and gave us a lot of good information.

Dr Williams is the best

I was easy and so friendly Kind and respectful Doctor william is the best!

Medical staff is always very helpful and very supportive and knowledgeable! I couldn't ask for a better care provider and team!

Very kind Doctor and staff. They did a great job keeping our son happy. Thank you so much!!!!

Just wanted to say thanks to Dr.Williams for being my son's Doctor since he was 5yr older and now he's 18yr and his still his Doctor Thank you!

We always enjoy our visits with our provider. We come in with questions and we leave with understanding and answers that are easy to understand.

Hi, we've taken our daughter to see a lot of providers and this by far was one of our favorites. She was able to go over her whole history. He added a lot of links that show that she may be interested in and it was just an overall great experience.