Episode 3: Dr. Brian Williams
Dr. Brian Williams is a Harvard trained trauma surgeon as well as a first generation college graduate with a degree in aeronautical engineering from the United States Air Force Academy. He is well-known for his role in treating victims of the July 7, 2016, Dallas police shooting as he was the trauma surgeon working the night seven injured officers were urgently transported to Parkland Memorial Hospital. His poignant comments during a press conference about race, policing and gun violence was chosen as one of Huffington Post's most powerful TV moments of 2016. In addition to his work as a trauma surgeon, Dr. Williams travels the country as a sharing his unique insight on resilience, gun violence, and racial justice. He is also an opinion writer featured in The Chicago Tribune and The Dallas Morning News, and hosts the podcast Race, Violence & Medicine.