Meet Harmony Health Group’s Leadership

Medical Director of NJ

Dr. Eric J. Williams has been devoted to the practice of medicine and addiction services for 30 years. He has spent the entirety of his professional career providing care in urban and suburban communities negatively affected by the ravages of addiction. A native of New Jersey, he completed medical school at UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ. His residency training was completed in the Bronx, NY at Albert Einstein University of Medicine. He holds American Board certifications in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine. Dr. Williams has been at the forefront of applying medically assisted therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy at inpatient, outpatient, institutional and private practice settings. His foundation in addiction care began when he served as a Mental Health Specialist at MICA (mentally ill and chemically dependent) group homes while in medical school. There he provided supervision for sobriety skills acquisition, 12 step support and mental health care coordination. After completing residency training, he served as a teaching attending physician for the Veteran’s Administration residency program at North Central Bronx Hospital. Once in community based private practice, he began providing counselling and MAT (medication assisted therapy) for addiction to opiates, alcohol and nicotine products. He has served as Medical Inspector for the Trenton Board of Education since 2006 and provides medical oversight and advisement for substance use prevention amongst adolescents and teens. For the past 17 years he has served as the Clinic Director for The Harbor House/Bo Robinson Assessment Center. There he supervises medical and addiction services for incarcerated individuals reacclimating to societal return. Since 2016 he has served as medical Director for The Rescue Mission of Trenton where he coordinates medical and addiction services for undomiciled members of the community. At Harmony Behavioral Health he continues his commitment to providing the most effective medical treatments to those struggling with addiction. His professional experiences and training have equipped him to provide all modalities of addiction treatment for adults and adolescents.