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 488 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and one of 218 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(234) 601-0837

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 2007 - 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

Assessing Attitudes and Perceptions of High-Risk, Low-Resource Communities Towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Public-Access Defibrillation.
Carolyn Hirsch, Bhanvi Sachdeva, Dilenny Roca-Dominguez, Jordan Foster, Kellie Bryant
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-01-16
Singing for health: a participatory process to design a song-based intervention for hypertension.
Ifedola I Olojo, Chidi Okafor, Ihediwa F Chimchetaram, Olajide Williams, Folahanmi Akinsolu
Nature Medicine. 2025-01-01
The Design and Acceptability of a Hip Hop Themed Integrated Nutrition Math Curriculum for Minoritized 5th Grade Students Using the Multisensory Multilevel Health Educa...
Ewelina M Swierad, John C Rausch, Vanessa Sawyer, Gabriela Drucker, Olajide Williams
Health Promotion Practice. 2024-11-01

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

Understanding Stroke Guidelines and How to Prevent Stroke in WomenNovember 22nd, 2024
In Responding to COVID-19, CUIMC Rallied Around CommunityMarch 4th, 2022
Area 23: Lil Sugar, the Villain Protecting Kids’ HealthOctober 6th, 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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