David Innes Williams

Sir David Innes Williams (12 June 1919 – 3 May 2013) was a British paediatric urologist.

Early life and education Williams was born in London on 12 June 1919 and educated at Sherborne School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. He served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1945 until 1948, during which time he was appointed Surgical Specialist.

After leaving the Army Williams became a resident at St Peter's Hospital for Stone, a London hospital for the treatment of bladder stones and other urological complaints.

Contribution to medical field Williams is widely regarded as the founder of the modern medical field of paediatric urology. In 1948, Williams was a resident in Urology at St Peter's. A boy was brought to the hospital who was suffering from urinary retention. Williams was shocked to know that not even senior staff in the hospital had any knowledge on how to treat the child.