Dr. Mark Williams

Mark A. Williams, M.D., Ph.D.
“Merging Music, Medicine & Ministry"

Dr. Mark Williams is a board‐certified Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose & Throat – Head & Neck Surgeon) who practices in Nashville, TN where he opened his surgical practice, Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists of Nashville. He also founded the Voice Care Center of Nashville, where he specializes in treating and preventing voice problems in Christian and Gospel music artists. As an award-winning Gospel recording artist and songwriter himself, Dr. Williams has a keen insight to not only the medical and surgical implications of voice disturbances, but also the many spiritual impacts.

Dr. Williams obtained his medical doctorate (M.D.) and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Cell Biophysics, from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and was the second African American to graduate from the Physician-Scientist Training Program.

In addition to being a surgeon, scientist, singer and songwriter, Williams is a dynamic motivational and keynote speaker. Having served as a worship leader at various churches since 1998, Williams is passionate about conducting seminars about voice care, worship and the use of the voice in worship. In 2020, he added author to his list of talents when he published his first book, When A Man Worships (a compendium to his same-titled music CD).

Weekly, Dr. Williams co-hosts a podcast with Attorney Sonya Madison – the RoundTable Consult. Together they discuss current social topics from a medical, legal, spiritual and political perspective. These varied interests and a prophetic mandate inspired the writing of his second book, DECEIVED! The Poisoned Fruit of Evangelicalism, released October, 2024.

Above all, Dr. Williams is a devoted husband and father. Married for over 31 years, he and is wife, Darice, are the proud parents of the children, Demarcus, Aaron and Courtney. With a divine balance, Dr. Williams is Merging Music, Medicine and Ministry.