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Kiah Williams
Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P.
About
Kiah Williams, M.D., is a Senior Associate at Frazier Life Sciences, based in Menlo Park, CA, where she focuses on identifying and evaluating new public investment opportunities in the life sciences sector. Her investment activities are concentrated on small- and mid-cap biotechnology companies developing novel therapeutics, leveraging Frazier's public funds platform and deep biopharmaceutical expertise.
Prior to joining Frazier Life Sciences, Dr. Williams served as a Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident at Stanford Health Care, bringing hands-on clinical experience and a rigorous scientific approach to healthcare investing. She held the role of Associate before advancing to Senior Associate, actively involved in due diligence, scientific evaluation, and contributing to the team’s investment decisions in therapeutics and biotech assets.
Dr. Williams holds an M.D. from Stanford University School of Medicine and a B.A. in Biomedical Engineering and Hispanic Studies from Dartmouth College. Her unique background as a physician and biomedical engineer positions her to evaluate scientific innovation with exceptional rigor, supporting Frazier's mission to fund transformative therapeutics in the biotech sector.
Career History
| Organization | Role | Date Range | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazier Life Sciences | Senior Associate | Jan 2025 to Present | — |
| Frazier Life Sciences | Associate | Jul 2023 to Jan 2025 | — |
| Stanford Health Care | Cardiothoracic Surgery Resident | Jun 2021 to Jun 2023 | — |
| Stanford University School of Medicine | Medical Student | Sep 2017 to Jun 2021 | — |
| ClearView Healthcare Partners | Consultant | Dec 2016 to May 2017 | — |
| ClearView Healthcare Partners | Senior Analyst | Jun 2016 to Dec 2016 | — |
| ClearView Healthcare Partners | Analyst | Sep 2015 to Jun 2016 | — |
| Donald Claflin Jewelry Studio at Dartmouth College | Teaching Assistant | Sep 2011 to Jun 2015 | Instructed students in jewelry-making techniques and project design. Produced studio fundraiser products and assisted in the maintenance and operation of the studio. |
| Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth | Teaching Assistant | Sep 2014 to Mar 2015 | I worked as a Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Engineering in the fall and winter. I worked with a group of four students in the fall and a group of five students in the winter, helping them to ... |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Summer Research Intern | Jun 2014 to Aug 2014 | As part of the Summer Undergraduate Research Program, I worked in Dr. Hadjantonakis's lab exploring the early cell lineage decisions in mouse embryos. |
| Department of Surgery, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center | Research Intern | Jan 2014 to Jun 2014 | Assisting in Mary Jo Mulligan-Kehoe's study of the reversal of atherosclerosis and fibrosis using a recombinant protein that was developed in Dr. Mulligan-Kehoe's lab. -Performing protein assays, geno... |
| DiagnosMe LLC | Co-Founder | Sep 2012 to Mar 2014 | With three classmates, designed, fabricated, tested, and pitched an at-home immune system monitoring device that utilizes sweat, a unique biosensor, and an iPhone application. -Wrote and submitted a p... |
| Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College | Research Assistant | Nov 2011 to Aug 2013 | Assisted in the design and launch a study on the neurological effects of the inflammatory response during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) in mice, to be performed using a mouse CPB pump created in Dr. Ha... |
| University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus | Research Intern | Dec 2012 to Mar 2013 | Assisted in a study on the effects of pharmaceuticals used in treating pediatric heart failure in Shelley Miyamoto's laboratory. -Assisted in collection and dissection of human cardiac tissue immediat... |
| Revolution Prep | Branch Manager and Tutor | Mar 2012 to Sep 2012 | Opened a new branch of the company in Colorado -Tutored students in Algebra, Calculus, Physics, ACT and SAT. -Average SAT score improvement: 130 points. -Average ACT score improvement: 4 points. |
Education
Stanford University School of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine - MD
2017 — 2021
Dartmouth College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Biomedical Engineering and Hispanic Studies
2011 — 2015
Colorado Academy
2007 — 2011
Skills & Expertise
Others at Frazier Life Sciences Management, L.P. (10)
| Name | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
 | Partner | New York, NY , United States |
 | General Partner | San Diego, CA , United States |
 | Managing Partner | Menlo Park, CA , United States |
A Albert Cha | Managing Partner | Los Altos, CA , United States |
A Angel Martin | Senior Associate | CA , United States |
 | Partner | San Diego, CA , United States |
 | Senior Associate | Palo Alto, CA , United States |
 | Principal | Boston, MA , United States |
 | Principal | Palo Alto, CA , United States |
 | Associate | CA , United States |
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