Dr. Joseph Williams is a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon that has completed a Spine Fellowship. Currently he is practicing in Reno, Nevada at Sierra Regional Spine Institute. He joined the Sierra Regional Spine Institute in August of 2021.

Prior to this he was a partner at Orthopedic Center of Illinois from August of 2006 until July of 2021.Dr. Williams specializes in Orthopedic Spine Surgery with a strong focus on minimally invasive surgical techniques.

He also performs a significant amount of general Orthopedic Surgery. This includes open reduction with internal fixation as well as elective general orthopedic surgeries of the hip, knee and upper extremities.

Dr. Williams has provided General Orthopedic Trauma coverage at the two Level I Trauma Centers in Springfield, Illinois area. These trauma centers cover the Central Illinois area. He provided this level of call coverage from August of 2006 until July of 2021.

Dr. Williams also provide Spine Trauma Coverage at these same two Level I Trauma Centers in Springfield, Illinois for the same dates.

He was a committee member of the Green Belt Project, Opiod Prescribing at Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Williams maintains a strong interest in working with the hospitals to limit use and need of opiod medications by means of patient education and improved surgical techniques.

For the last 14 years Dr. Williams has been a member of the Community Faculty for the Southern Illinois University Orthopedic Residency Program.

His duties include training Residents both in and out of the operating room along with medical students and students from a variety of PA and NP programs.