Associate Professor Nicole Williams is an Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in the management of congenital and acquired bone and joint conditions in infants, children and adolescents.
A/Prof Williams specialises in paediatric developmental dysplasia of the hip, paediatric fractures, skeletal dysplasia, bone and joint infections, management of congenital talipes equinovarus (clubfeet) and vascular anomalies involving the limbs.
After graduating from Newcastle University, NSW in January 2003, A/Prof Williams obtained Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons in January 2011. Following this, she undertook a further 18 months of specialist training in Paediatric Orthopaedics at Shriners Hospital for Children (Portland, Oregon, USA) and at the Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital. She was awarded the 2016 Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Lumley Surgical Exchange Scholarship, enabling her to undertake 12 months of paediatric orthopaedic research at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (London, UK). She is now settled in Adelaide with her husband and two young daughters.
Consulting and operating privately with Orthopaedics SA at Memorial Hospital, A/Prof. Williams has public appointments at Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Port Augusta Hospital. A/Prof Williams was awarded the Australian Orthopaedic Association’s 2017 Leadership Award and is a past recipient of the Malcolm Menelaus Medal for best scientific paper at the Australian Paediatric Orthopaedic Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting. She regularly presents educational sessions in paediatric orthopaedics for a range of audiences locally, nationally and internationally.
Williams, N. (2018). “Improving early detection of developmental dysplasia of the hip through general practitioner surveillance and assessment”. Aust J Gen Practice. 47(9): 619-623
Chen, M.; P.J Cundy; G.A Antoniou and N. Williams (2018). “Children bouncing into the emergency department: changes in trampoline injury patterns”. J Paed Child Health Aug 9. [Epub ahead of print]
Williams, N.; A. Narducci; D.M. Eastwood; M. Cleary and D. Thompson (2018). “An evidence-based approach to the management of children with Morquio A syndrome presenting with craniocervical pathology”. Spine Jun 12. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000002743. [Epub ahead of print]
Wood, M.; N. Williams; J.E. Davidson; M.A. Cleary and D.M. Eastwood (2018). “Guided growth surgery for genu valgum in mucopolysaccharidosis type VI: timing is everything.” Mol Gen Metab 123(2):S149
Walton, S.; E. Schaeffer; K. Mulpuri; P.J. Cundy and N. Williams (2018). “Evaluating the role of pre-reduction hip traction in the management of infants and children with developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH): protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis”. BMJ Open 8(1)
Williams, N., D. Chaloumas, D. Ketteridge, P.J. Cundy and D. Eastwood (2017) “The Mucopolysaccharidoses: advances in medical care lead to challenges in orthopaedic surgical care”. Bone Joint J. 99(9):1132-1139
Williams, N., D. Chaloumas and D. Eastwood (2017). “Does orthopaedic surgery improve quality of life for children with mucopolysaccharidosis”. J Child Orthop.11(4):289-297
Williams, N., P. J. Cundy and D. Eastwood (2017). “Surgical management of thoracolumbar kyphosis in patients with mucopolysaccharidosis: a systematic review.” Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 42(23):1817-1825
Studer, K., N. Williams, P. Studer, M. Baker, A. Glynn, B.K. Foster, and P. J. Cundy (2017). “Obstacles to reduction in infantile developmental dysplasia of the hip”. J Child Orthop. 11(5):358-366
Faurie, C., N. Williams and P. Cundy (2017). “A Stitch in Time: Stitching Errors in Digital Radiology”. Med J Aust. 207(5):224
Tolley, M.; A. Morris and N. Williams (2017). “Pelvic osteomyelitis: three unusual cases with predominantly abdominal symptoms” J Paediatr Child Health 53(6):614
Sankar, W. N., A. L. Gornitzky, N. M. Clarke, J. A. Herrera-Soto, S. P. Kelley, T. Matheney, K. Mulpuri, E. K. Schaeffer, V. V. Upasani, N. Williams, C. T. Price and International Hip Dysplasia Institute (2017). “Closed Reduction for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Early-term Results From a Prospective, Multicenter Cohort.” J Pediatr Orthop. [Epub ahead of print]
Abson, S., N. Williams, M. Inglis, G. Antoniou and P. Cundy (2016). “Resident Versus Attending Surgeons in Achieving and Maintaining Fracture Reduction in Pediatric Distal Radius Fractures.” J Pediatr Orthop 36(5): 478-482.
Williams, N., P. Cundy (2016). Rib Fractures. BMJ Best Practice, BMJ Publishing Group Limited.
Cain, M., M. Stephenson, K. Umapathysivam, N. Williams, J. Ianunzio (2016). “Effectiveness of different minimally invasive epiphysiodesis techniques in the management of pediatric leg length discrepancies: a systematic review protocol.” JBI Database System Rev Implement Rep 14(12): 14-24.
Yoon, W. W., A. Awais, N. Williams and M. D. Selby (2016) “Improvement in unfused adjacent segment disc condition following posterior spine fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.” The Spine Journal 16(4): S67-S68.
Mulpuri, K., E. K. Schaeffer, J. Andrade, W. N. Sankar, N. Williams, T. H. Matheney, S. J. Mubarak, P. J. Cundy, C. T. Price and I. S. Group (2016). “What Risk Factors and Characteristics Are Associated With Late-presenting Dislocations of the Hip in Infants?” Clin Orthop Relat Res 474(5): 1131-1137.
Studer, K., N. Williams, G. Antoniou, C. Gibson, H. Scott, W. K. Scheil, B. K. Foster and P. J. Cundy (2016). “Increase in late diagnosed developmental dysplasia of the hip in South Australia: risk factors, proposed solutions.” Med J Aust 204(6): 240.
Upasani, V. V., J. D. Bomar, T. H. Matheney, W. N. Sankar, K. Mulpuri, C. T. Price, C. F.Moseley, S. P. Kelley, U. Narayanan, N. M. Clarke, J. H. Wedge, P. Castaneda, J. R. Kasser, B. K. Foster, J. A. Herrera-Soto, P. J. Cundy, N. Williams, S. J. Mubarak (2016). “Evaluation of Brace Treatment for Infant Hip Dislocation in a Prospective Cohort: Defining the Success Rate and Variables Associated with Failure.” J Bone Joint Surg Am 98(14): 1215-1221.
Gieroba, T. J., N. Williams, G. Antoniou and P. J. Cundy (2016). “Mini C-arm: faster, cheaper, safer?” ANZ J Surg 87: 282-286
Smith, N. W. and N. Williams (2016). “Post-traumatic nonunion of a clavicle fracture in a 9-year-old child.” J Pediatr Orthop B 25(1): 74-77.
Studer, D., A. Awais, N. Williams, G. Antoniou, N. Eardley-Harris and P. Cundy (2015). “Selective fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a radiographic evaluation of risk factors for imbalance.” J Child Orthop 9(2): 153-160.
Francis, S. L., N. Williams, P. J. Cundy (2015). “General practitioner-referred magnetic resonance imaging for musculoskeletal conditions: not a substitute for plain x-ray.” Med J Aust 202(10): 526-527.
Williams, N., C. Cooper and P. Cundy (2014). “Kingella kingae septic arthritis in children: recognising an elusive pathogen.” J Child Orthop 8(1): 91-95.
Chug, M., N. Williams, D. Benn and S. Brindley (2014). “Outcome of uncemented trapeziometacarpal prosthesis for treatment of thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis.” Indian J Orthop 48(4): 394-398.
Williams, N., B. M. Hardy, S. Tarrant, N. Enninghorst, J. Attia, C. Oldmeadow and Z. J. Balogh (2013). “Changes in hip fracture incidence, mortality and length of stay over the last decade in an Australian major trauma centre.” Arch Osteoporos 8: 150.
Fisher, T. J., N. Williams, L. Morris and P. J. Cundy (2013). “Metachondromatosis: more than just multiple osteochondromas.” J Child Orthop 7(6): 455-464.
Williams, N., B. K. Foster and P. J. Cundy (2012). “Is swaddling damaging our babies’ hips?” Med J Aust 197(5): 272.
Sanson-Fisher, R. W., N. Williams and S. Outram (2008). “Health inequities: the need for action by schools of medicine.” Med Teach 30(4): 389-394.
Sanson-Fisher, R. W., I. E. Rolfe and N. Williams (2005). “Competency based teaching: the need for a new approach to teaching clinical skills in the undergraduate medical education course.” Med Teach 27(1): 29-36.
Reid, V. L., M. Gleeson, N. Williams and R. L. Clancy (2004). “Clinical investigation of athletes with persistent fatigue and/or recurrent infections.” Br J Sports Med 38(1): 42-45.
by A/Prof. Nicole Williams
With school holidays here and Christmas just around the corner, many parents will be dusting off their old trampolines and researching the latest models. Orthopaedic surgeon, A/Prof Nicole Williams, who specialises in paediatric conditions has researched trampoline injury patterns and
by A/Prof. Nicole Williams
Currently less than 5% of Orthopaedic surgeons in Australia are female – A/Prof Nicole Williams shares her view on how the orthopaedic industry is changing in the latest edition of Connect by Avant. Orthopaedics SA is honoured to have two female surgeons
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Congratulations to Dr Nicole Williams, Orthopaedic Surgeon – Paediatrics, who was recently awarded a Leadership Award by the Australian Orthopaedic Association at this year’s Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Well done to Dr Nicole Williams. Dr Andrew Sutherland, retired Orthopaedics SA
