Dr. Olajide Williams is Vice Dean at Columbia University's Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and a tenured Professor of Neurology (in Public Health). A health disparities researcher, implementation scientist, and community-based behavioral interventionalist, Dr. Williams has led many successful large NIH-funded intervention trials. Along with Hip Hop Pioneer Doug E Fresh, he is co-Founder and President of Hip Hop Public Health, an award-winning internationally recognized New York-based nonprofit organization that leverages music, art, and science for health promotion in underserved communities. He is the recipient of numerous national and international awards including the European Stroke Research Foundation Investigator of the Year award, Columbia University Outstanding Teacher of the Year award, and the National Humanism in Medicine award from the Association of American Medical Colleges.