Dr. Leonard S. Williams, MD

Expert Publications

• Failure to thrive related to metoclopramide therapy.
• Tourette's-like syndrome and dementia.
• General characteristics of treatable, reversible, and untreatable dementias.
• Hypertension and cognitive function in the elderly.
• Hypertension and cognitive function in the elderly.

Media Releases

Get to know Geriatrician Dr. Leonard S. Williams, who serves patients in Bay Pines, Florida.

Dr. Williams is a fellowship-trained geriatrician who is licensed to practice medicine in Connecticut and Florida. He is affiliated with Bay Pines VA Healthcare System.

Providing health care services to veterans in west central and southwestern Florida, Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is a level 1a, tertiary care facility headquartered in Bay Pines, Florida. Originally opened in 1933, the main medical center is located on 337 acres situated on the Gulf of Mexico approximately eight miles northwest of downtown Saint Petersburg. Its mission is “ to honor America’s Veterans by ensuring exceptional health outcomes that improve their well-being.”

A 1985 graduate of the University of Perugia School of Medicine in Italy, Dr. Williams relocated to the United States to further his education. Once there, he performed his residency in internal medicine at Interfaith Medical Center in 1989, and his fellowship in geriatric medicine at the University of Florida in 1991.

Deeply committed to the well-being of his patients, the doctor is board-certified in internal medicine & hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, is a specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people. It aims to promote health by preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in older adults. A geriatrician is a doctor who specialises in care of the elderly and the diseases that affect them. The approach tends to be holistic and involves a multidisciplinary team. 

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