Understanding the Relationship between Racism and Stroke

Neurosciences Grand Rounds: SPARK Lecture

“Understanding the Relationship between Racism and Stroke”

SPEAKER: Olajide A. Williams, MD, MS, Columbia University

Dr. Williams is a professor of neurology and vice dean of community health at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is also vice chair of the Department of Neurology and a specialist in the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases. Dr. Williams is an attending physician at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and a clinical neurologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He attained his medical degree from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, and completed his neurology residency and neuromuscular fellowship training at The Neurological Institute of New York. Dr. Williams also holds a master's degree from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.

Dr. Williams is a world-renowned leader in stroke disparities and community-based behavioral intervention research. He is founder and chair of Hip Hop Public Health, an internationally recognized organization that creates and implements multimedia public health interventions that target and engage young people in the health of their families and communities. He is a principal investigator of multiple NIH investigator-initiated awards, and MPI of the Cancer/CVD Center to Improve disease Outcomes through Multi-level and Multi-generational approaches Unifying Novel Interventions and Training health EquiTy (COMMINTY) in New York.

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For additional information on this lecture series, see this link: https://cme.arizona.edu/event/neuroscience-grand-rounds