Michael R. Williams

Michael R. Williams is an American osteopathic physician and the current chancellor of the University of North Texas System. On November 29, 2021, Williams - the sixth president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas - was appointed by the University of North Texas System Board of Regents as the fifth UNT System Chancellor, effective Jan. 1, 2022 succeeding Lesa Roe. Dr. Williams was named to the President of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (HSC) in 2013 by the University of North Texas System Board of Regents to succeed Scott Ransom. Dr. Williams practiced anesthesiology and critical care medicine in Texas for more than 20 years and is an experienced business executive and entrepreneur. Dr. Williams also served as CEO of Hill Country Memorial Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas. Hill Country Memorial received a Best Pr...