Craig A Williamson

 Craig A Williamson
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology and Program Director
Neurocritical Care Fellowship
Medical School
University of Michigan Medical School
Department of Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5338
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Craig A Williamson
Craig A Williamson
Clinical Associate Professor
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    • About

    Craig A. Williamson, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor in Neurosurgery and Neurology at the University of Michigan. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco followed by neurology training at the Harvard BWH-Mass General Neurology Residency. After completing neurocritical care fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2015, he joined the faculty and simultaneously obtained an MS in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis from the School of Public Health in 2017.

    As a neurointensivist, he is passionate about improving patient care and research for patients suffering from acute, severe illnesses of the nervous system and their sequelae. He is particularly interested in training the next generation of neurologists, neurosurgeons and intensivists, and has served as the neurocritical care fellowship director since 2017. Dr. Williamson is an active member of the Neurocritical Care Society who serves on the guidelines committee, on the Editorial Board for the journal Neurocritical Care and NEJM Clinician, and as an author for Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) guidelines.

    Qualifications
    • Fellowship in Neurocritical Care
      University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, United States
      2013 - 2015
      Residency
    • Residency
      Mass General Brigham at Harvard Medical School, Neurology, Boston, United States
      2010 - 2013
      Residency
    • Internship
      Alameda County Medical Center, Internal Medicine, Oakland, CA, United States
      2009 - 2010
    • MS, Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis
      University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
      2015 - 2017
    • MD, Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis
      University of California, San Francisco, 500 Parnassus Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94122, United States
      2004 - 2009
    • BS, Honors Biology
      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
      1999 - 2003

    Center Memberships
    • Center Member
      Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation

    Recent Publications

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    • Journal Article
      LoRA-based methods on Unet for transfer learning in aneurysmal subarachnoid hematoma segmentation
      Minoccheri C, Hodgman M, Ma H, Merchant R, Wittrup E, Williamson C, Najarian K. BMC Medical Imaging, 2026 Dec 1; 26 (1): DOI:10.1186/s12880-025-02116-y
      PMID: 41454218
    • Journal Article
      Teleneurocritical Care (TeleNCC) Consensus Statement : The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) affirm the value of this statement. Endorsed by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA).
      Murray NM, Demaerschalk BM, Brown CS, Chang I, Fontaine GV, Freeman WD, Helbok R, Knoedler MA, Kramer CL, LaRovere KL, McKasson M, Nelson MA, Nelson SE, Haranath SP, Rubin DB, Shah SO, Smith S, Urtecho JS, Venkatasubramanian C, Williams RD, Williamson CA, Yakoby J. Neurocrit Care, 2026 Apr 6; DOI:10.1007/s12028-025-02445-4
      PMID: 41942814
    • Journal Article
      Characterizing Stressors and Coping Strategies Among Caregivers of Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury by Level of Distress
      Meurer KJ, Presciutti AM, Bannon SM, Kubota R, Baskaran N, Kim J, Zhang Q, Reichman M, Fishbein NS, Lichstein K, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik ME, Jaffa MN, Creutzfeldt CJ, Fehnel CR, Tomlinson AD, Williamson CA, Vranceanu AM, Hwang DY. Neurocritical Care, 2026 Feb 1; 44 (1): 95 - 104. DOI:10.1007/s12028-025-02294-1
      PMID: 40481284
    • Preprint
      Leveraging Language Models for Automated Label Generation in Traumatic Brain Injury Radiology Reports.
      Cai L, Williamson C, Nguyen A, Wittrup E, Najarian K. 2025 Dec 4; DOI:10.21203/rs.3.rs-8051129/v1
      PMID: 41377973
    • Preprint
      LoRA-based methods on Unet for transfer learning in Subarachnoid Hematoma Segmentation
      Minoccheri C, Hodgman M, Ma H, Merchant R, Wittrup E, Williamson C, Najarian K. 2025 Aug 6; arXiv, DOI:10.48550/arxiv.2508.01772
    • Journal Article
      Psychosocial Support Needs and Preferences Among Family Caregivers of ICU Patients with Severe Acute Brain Injury: A Qualitative Thematic Analysis
      Hwang DY, Reichman M, Bannon SM, Meurer K, Kubota R, Kim J, Baskaran N, Zhang Q, Fishbein NS, Lichstein K, Presciutti AM, Woodworth EC, Motta M, Muehlschlegel S, Reznik ME, Jaffa MN, Creutzfeldt CJ, Fehnel CR, Tomlinson AD, Williamson CA, Vranceanu AM, Ensroth N, Dulak D, Steinberg A, Carter S, Vilchinsky L, Nuvvala N, LaBuzetta J, Smolen SE, Deb LF, Latorre JG, Threlkeld ZD, Moody S, Rojas DA, Abukhadra SL, Agarwal S, Marlette BJ, Vijayan J, Rose MQ, Freeman WD, Popok P, Lester EG, Norton AC. Neurocritical Care, 2025 Aug 1; 43 (1): 223 - 231. DOI:10.1007/s12028-024-02202-z
      PMID: 39821565
    • Journal Article
      ‘Code Brain’- Mannequin Based Simulation Exercise to Enhance Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Cerebral Herniation for Neurology Residents. (P5-5.027)
      Merchant R, Shah SM, Saleh S, Williamson C. Neurology, 2025 Apr 9; 104 (7_Supplement_1): DOI:10.1212/wnl.0000000000211249
    • Journal Article
      Navigating the Nuances around Extubation Decisions and Observational Evidence
      Williamson CA, Admon AJ. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2025 Mar 1; 211 (3): 303 - 305. DOI:10.1164/rccm.202412-2410ED
      PMID: 39847725