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Meet Dr. Olajide Williams , Chief Medical Officer In America Hospital by Nobody: 2:07am On Jan 05, 2017
Dr. Olajide Williams obtained his medical degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria. He completed his neurology residency and neuromuscular fellowship programs at the Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia University Medical Center, and received a Masters degree from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He is an Associate Professor of Neurology at CUMC, Director of Acute Stroke Services at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and currently Chief of Staff/Chief Medical Officer of Neurology at Columbia University.

Dr. Williams is a recognized international leader in stroke education and community-based behavioral intervention research. He is a co-Principal Investigator and co-Director of one of four NIH/NINDS-funded SPIRP U54 Centers for Stroke Disparities Solutions awards and the Principal Investigator of an NIH R01-level award, "RCT to improve stroke symptom recognition and response" which evaluates the effectiveness of "Hip Hop Stroke", an innovative multi-media school-based stroke education program he developed, that utilizes children as "transmission vectors" of stroke knowledge to their parents and grandparents. He is also the Founder of Hip Hop Public Health, a nationally recognized organization that creates and implements multimedia public health interventions that target the youth around the topics of childhood obesity, Alzheimer's disease, and stroke.

Dr. Williams teaches a clinical practice course and a neuroscience course to medical students at the college of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and he is a key clinician-educator, a member of the Virginia Apgar Teaching Academy, and mentor of neurology residents. He has published numerous scholarly articles including the book "Stroke Diaries", and he has received many prestigious national, regional and local awards such as: the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation Urban Health Award for mitigating health care disparities, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University Distinguished Teacher Award, Columbia University department of neurology humanism in neurology award, a Gold Foundation Award for Humanism in Medicine and Excellence in Teaching, a National Humanism in Medicine Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges, American Heart Association Young Hearts Award, International Excellence in Medicine award, New York City and State Proclamations and Citations, and he was included on Fast Company magazines 100 most creative people in business in 2012 and the ROOT 100 most influential list for 2012.

http://www.nyp.org/physician/oawilliams

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Re: Meet Dr. Olajide Williams , Chief Medical Officer In America Hospital by Localamos(m): 2:13am On Jan 05, 2017
Impressive resume and also good looking.

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Re: Meet Dr. Olajide Williams , Chief Medical Officer In America Hospital by Ekpekus(m): 3:40am On Jan 05, 2017
I doff my hat sir shocked
Re: Meet Dr. Olajide Williams , Chief Medical Officer In America Hospital by sanandreas(m): 9:05am On Jan 05, 2017
Nice one. Nigeria have it all but we don't know what to do with what we have.
Re: Meet Dr. Olajide Williams , Chief Medical Officer In America Hospital by mayyorr01(m): 9:45am On Jan 05, 2017
Now that's a role model.... I actually give a fucck for this

Re: Meet Dr. Olajide Williams , Chief Medical Officer In America Hospital by orimsamsam(m): 10:29am On Jan 05, 2017
Omo Yoruba ni ni oooo

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