OlajideWilliamsMD

Vascular Neurology

Director of Acute Stroke Services, NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Medical Center

Overview of Dr. Williams

Dr. Olajide Williams is a neurologist in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Lawrence Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Lagos College of Medicine and has been in practice 23 years. Dr. Williams accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 485 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 210 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center who specialize in Neurology. He has more than 70 publications and over 500 citings.

Office
710 W 168th St
New York, NY 10032
Book by Phone+1(507) 316-6784

Fax+1 212-305-1658

Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurology, 1998 - 2001
Harlem Hospital CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1998
University of Lagos College of MedicineClass of 1994, MD
Columbia University Mailman School of Public HealthMS, Biostatistics, POR Scholar

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 2002 - 2026
NJ State Medical License 1996 - 2001
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Electrodiagnostic MedicineNeuromuscular

Clinical Trials

Effect of Intervention to Improve Stroke Recognition Start of enrollment: 2011 Mar 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Tailored Approaches to Stroke Health Education Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 16
Completed
Not Applicable
Hip Hop Stroke: Statewide Dissemination of a School-based Public Stroke Education Intervention Start of enrollment: 2015 Dec 17
Completed
Not Applicable
Effect of Hip Hop Nutrition-Math Curriculum Start of enrollment: 2019 Jan 07
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Community Health Workers United to Reduce Colorectal Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Among People at Higher Risk Start of enrollment: 2023 Mar 19
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

490 citations
Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities: A Presidential Advisory From the American Heart Association.
Keith Churchwell, Mitchell S.V. Elkind, Regina M. Benjamin, April P. Carson, Edward K. Chang
Circulation. 2020-12-15
14 citations
Telehealth After Stroke Care Pilot Randomized Trial of Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring in an Underserved Setting.
Imama A Naqvi, Kevin Strobino, Ying Kuen Cheung, Hanlin Li, Kevin Schmitt
Stroke. 2022-12-01
22 citations
Long-term learning of stroke knowledge among children in a high-risk community
Olajide Williams, Alexandra DeSorbo, James M. Noble, Michele L. Shaffer, William Gerin
Neurology. 2012-08-21

Journal Articles

Stroking Out While Black—the Complex Role of Racism
Olajide Williams, Bruce Ovbiagele, JAMA Neurology

Lectures

Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness Program
National Conference & Exhibition 2019 - American Academy of Pediatrics - New Orleans, LA - 10/26/2019

Authored Content

Stroking Out While Black—the Complex Role of RacismAugust 2020

Press Mentions

In Responding to COVID-19, CUIMC Rallied Around CommunityMarch 4th, 2022
Area 23: Lil Sugar, the Villain Protecting Kids’ HealthOctober 6th, 2021
AREA 23 and Hip Hop Public Health Launch "Lil Sugar," Exposing the Many Hidden Forms of Sugar in Food ProductsOctober 5th, 2021
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Member

Insurance Accepted

Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
Great West PPO
Healthfirst New York
HIP of New York - Select PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
United Healthcare - Direct Options PPO
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