Olajide Williams, MD
Enriched profileProfessor of Neurology, Vice Dean of Community Health, Vice Chair of Department of Neurology · Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Olajide Williams is Professor of Neurology, Vice Dean of Community Health, Vice Chair of Department of Neurology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. OpenAlex indexes 134 publications with 2,422 citations (h-index 21); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 7 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 17 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Olajide Williams, MD, is Professor of Neurology, Vice Dean of Community Health, Vice Chair of Department of Neurology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The public record shows 134 publications with 2,422 citations (h-index 21), centered on Acute Ischemic Stroke Management, Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies, Health Education and Validation. It also documents an investigator role on 7 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 3 companies, 7 NIH-funded awards (2010–2026).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Neurology. Education
- Top research focus: Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
- 7 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 3 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 6 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 40.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 21 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 7 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- SDOH-Homecare Intervention Focus Team (SHIFT) Trial to Improve Stroke Outcomes
Sponsor: Columbia University
- Depression Screening in Black Churches
Sponsor: Columbia University
Industry payments
Updated 21 Oct 2026
3 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.Program year20251 payment
- E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.Program year20251 payment
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Program year20231 payment
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
59.3%Statin59.3%Atorvastatin Calcium100%Part D<11 patientsNervous system
40.7%Anti-epileptic Agent40.7%Zonisamide100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 21 Oct 2026
7 NIH research awards on record, funded 2010–2026 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- The SDOH-Homecare Intervention Focus Team (SHIFT) Trial to Mitigate SDOH in Stroke Outcomes and Build Community Capacity
Columbia University Health Sciences
FY2026$1,240,991U01NS135533 - Innovative Tools to Expand Music-Inspired Strategies for Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention (I-TEST BP/Stroke)
Washington University
FY2026$521,347R01HL168766 - Innovative Tools to Expand Music-Inspired Strategies for Blood Pressure and Stroke Prevention (I-TEST BP/Stroke)
Washington University
FY2026$78,750R01HL168766
Publications
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01
- 02
- 03‘Hip-Hop’ StrokeArticle122 citations2008
- 04A decade of racial and ethnic stroke disparities in the United StatesArticle81 citations2014
- 05Child-Mediated Stroke CommunicationArticle77 citations2011
Network
Updated 21 Oct 2026
The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
Updated 21 Oct 2026
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
neurology.columbia.edu/profile/olajide-williams-md
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Background & recognition
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Lagos College of Medicine
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Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
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Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Editorial Board Member
Stroke
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Handbook of Neurological Therapeutics
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurology.columbia.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurology.columbia.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurology.columbia.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurology.columbia.edu ↗
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- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →en.wikipedia.org ↗
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Attending Physician
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Founder and Chair
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Board of Directors
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →neurology.columbia.edu ↗
Media & interviews
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