Wadie Williams, Jr, MS, RRT, TTS, MEMS(S), FAARC, COL(Tx,R)

Colonel (TX, Ret.) Wadie Williams, Jr. is a highly accomplished respiratory care professional, military officer, and medical-legal consultant whose career reflects an exceptional blend of clinical expertise, leadership, and service. With a distinguished career spanning nearly three decades in respiratory care, he retired on February 1, 2025, as the RC Coordinator of the Respiratory Care Department at Houston Methodist Hospital – Texas Medical Center. His work at Houston Methodist was marked by his dedication to advancing clinical excellence, operational efficiency, and professional development within one of the nation’s leading healthcare institutions.

Alongside his civilian career, Colonel Williams served honorably in the Texas State Guard, Texas Military Forces, where he held multiple leadership positions, including Executive Officer and Commander of the Galveston Medical Response Group, and Staff Officer in the TXSG State Surgeon’s Office. A Honor graduate of the Texas Military Academy’s Command and General Staff College, he rose through the ranks to retire as a Colonel, earning recognition for his contributions to disaster management, medical readiness, and Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA). His expertise as a Senior Military Emergency Management Specialist and his hands-on leadership during state-level emergency responses underscore his enduring commitment to public service and operational excellence. Additionally, he served as an instructor in the Texas Military Academy for the Officer Basic and Officer Advance Programs of the Texas State Guard and is helping to develop a mentor program for enlisted and officer members of the TXSG, 2nd Brigade.

In addition to his military and hospital leadership roles, Williams is the owner and principal of a long-established medical-legal consulting firm, specializing in legal cases involving respiratory care and anesthesia technology; healthcare informatics and respiratory / pulmonary research projects. His academic achievements include a Master of Science in Clinical Practice Management from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and his professional honors include Fellowship in the American Association for Respiratory Care (FAARC). Known for his discipline, intellect, and mentorship, Colonel Williams exemplifies integrity, excellence, and lifelong service—qualities that continue to influence the medical and military communities he has faithfully served.

• Texas Military Academy - TXSG CGSC

• Military Emergency Management Specialist (Senior)

• Texas Lone Star Distinguished Service Medal [2022]

• American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) current

Keynote, Speaker & Panelist Engagements

Vermont-New Hampshire Annual Respiratory Care Seminar
“Disaster – Emergency Management and Respiratory Therapists – What is Our Role?”
Meredith, NH, September 2017
Greater Houston Society for Anesthesia Technologist & Technicians Annual Conference
“One Lung Ventilation Techniques”
Houston, TX, April 2016
Greater Houston Society for Anesthesia Technologist & Technicians Annual Conference
“What You Need to Know About Traumatic Airway Management in Austere Environments – No Thrills…Just the Facts!!”
Houston, TX, April 2013
Texas State Guard, Medical Brigade, Annual Training Conference
“The SNS Ventilator Stockpile – An Overview of Availability, Capabilities, and Concerns”
San Antonio, TX, March 2015
Sanford Brown College, Health Professions
Keynote Speaker, Summer-Fall & Spring Graduation Classes, 2012
TSRC Annual Convention & Exhibition
“Running a Cost-Effective Respiratory Care Department”
San Antonio, TX, July 1992
TSRC Annual Convention & Exhibition
“Respiratory Therapist as Information Systems Administrators”
San Antonio, TX, July 2001 & 2002
TSRC Annual Convention & Exhibition
“How We Survived the Great Flood of 2001”
San Antonio, TX, July 2002
MediServe Information Systems Annual Users Meeting
“Comparison of Hospital HIS and MediLinks Information Systems”
Tempe, AZ, June 2002
MediServe Information Systems Annual Users Meeting
“JCAHO Information Management Standards and Respiratory Care”
Tempe, AZ, June 2000 & June 1999
AARC Summer Forum
“JCAHO Information Standards and Respiratory Care”
Phoenix, AZ, July 1999
The Forum for Hand-Held Computing in Healthcare
Boston, MA (1997) & New Orleans, LA (1998)
National Managed Health Care Congress, NMH/IT Forum
Washington, DC, April 1997
Wireless & Mobile Communications in Healthcare: A Leadership Forum
Boston, MA, October 1996
Drive4COPD Campaign Organizer and Presenter
VFW Post, Crosby, TX, July 2011
Texas VFW 91st Annual Convention, Houston, TX, June 2011

Publications & Contributions

Author, “Health Care and Information Technology by The Year 2000”, Adult Acute Care Bulletin, Number 5, AARC, Spring 1997
Author, “Data Management Choices”, Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care, March 1996, pp.53,64
Primary Author, “Count the Ways”, Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care, September 1995, pp.16,18-19
Co-author, “Cross Training New Roles for RTs”, 39th Annual AARC National Convention, Nashville, TN, Dec 1993
Co-author, “Comparison for Pressure Support and Pressure Support with Flowby Using a Weaning Protocol in the CardioVascular Recovery Room”, 39th Annual AARC National Convention, Nashville, TN, Dec 1993
Primary Author, “Does a Respiratory Care Information System Improve Charge Capture?”, 38th Annual AARC National Convention, San Antonio, TX, Dec 1992
Primary Author, “Evaluation of Oxygen Monitor Power Supply Design Change”, 36th Annual AARC National Convention, New Orleans, LA, Dec 1990
Co-author, “Evaluation of the Nonin 8800 Reflectance Probe”, 36th Annual AARC National Convention, New Orleans, LA, Dec 1990
Primary Author, “Evaluation of a Cylinder Control Program”, 35th Annual AARC National Convention, Anaheim, CA, Dec 1989
Primary Author, “Evaluation of an Inventory Control Program”, 35th Annual AARC National Convention, Anaheim, CA, Dec 1989

Contributor to Books & Articles

“Respiratory Care Equipment”, 2nd Edition, Branson, Hess & Chatburn, Lippincott, 1999, pp.677–698
“A Wireless Connectivity”, Rich Smith, RT/ The Journal for Respiratory Care Practitioners, June/July 1996, pp.53-54,58
“A Hospital Takes Wireless Cure”, Mary Lou Roberts, CommunicationsWeek, June 3, 1996, p.S15
“A Wireless Network Helps Hospital Move Staff, Data”, Jan Stafford, Investor’s Business Daily, April 15, 1996
Co-author, “Respiratory Therapists Make a Difference in the OR”, Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care, Dec 2005, pp.58–62
Co-author, “Return to Basics”, Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care, Feb 2003, pp.51–52
Co-author, “Wireless Expectations”, Advance for Managers of Respiratory Care, April 2002, pp.37–41
Contributor, “Are We Ready for the Worst”, AARC Times, March 2006, Vol. 30, Issue 3, pp.36–44