Dr Astrid Williams

Astrid Williams relocated to Vancouver, Canada in early 2024 however she has continued to be involved with the GESA Post-Graduate Course development and implementation. She is currently practising as a gastroenterologist at St Paul's Hospital and the IBD centre of BC in Vancouver, with assistant professor affiliation with the University of British Columbia. She continues to hold an Honorary Medical Officer position at the Liverpool Hospital, Sydney as well as Conjoint Lecturer affiliation with the University of New South Wales.

 From 2018 to 2023, she was a Staff Specialist Gastroenterologist at Liverpool Hospital in Sydney. She completed her medical degree and physician training in Sydney, Australia with obtainment of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellowship in Gastroenterology in 2015. In addition, she completed an IBD Fellowship and Masters of Health Science through the University of British Columbia in Vancouver between 2015 to 2017.

 She continues to be actively involved in the delivery of multi-disciplinary IBD and general gastroenterology clinical care, research and teaching. Her clinical activities included the delivery of paediatric to adult IBD transition and pregnancy in IBD sub-speciality clinics, and is currently developing a provincial Pouch Service. She is a mother of three children, enjoys running and hiking and is passionate about the environment.