Joshua Z. Willey, MD, MS

Area of Expertise

• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Stroke

Please contact the doctor's office to verify that your insurance is accepted.

• Aetna [EPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, NY Signature, NYP Employee Plan, POS, PPO, Signature Administrators, Student Health]
• Affinity [Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
• Amida Care [Special Needs Plan]
• Cigna [EPO, Great West, HMO, POS, PPO]
• Emblem/GHI [Medicare Managed Care, PPO]
• Emblem/HIP [ConnectiCare, EPO, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO, Select Care (Exchange), Vytra]
• Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield [Blue Access (Exchange), EPO, Gatekeeper (Exchange), HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Pathway (Exchange), POS, PPO]
• Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
• Fidelis Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
• Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange), Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
• Local 1199 [Local 1199]
• MagnaCare [MagnaCare]
• Multiplan [Multiplan]
• MVP Health Care [Child/Family Health Plus, Essential Plan, HMO, Medicaid Managed Care]
• Oxford Health Plans [Freedom, Liberty, Medicare Managed Care]
• UnitedHealthcare [Columbia University Employee Plan, HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Medicare Managed Care, POS, PPO]
• VNSNY CHOICE [Medicare Managed Care, SelectHealth, Special Needs Plan]
• WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]

Education

MD, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons

Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center

Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center

Publications

• Willey JZ, Claassen JC, Liberato B, Prabhakaran S. Hypertensive Encephalopathy with Prominent Bulbar Presentation. Cerebrovasc Dis 2006, Volume 21 (3), p. 210-212
•  Willey JZ, Prabhakaran S, Delapaz R. Retroperitoneal infection complicated by bacterial meningitis and ventriculitis with secondary brainstem infarction. Neurocrit Care. 2007;6(3):192-4. 
• Bateman BT, Claassen J, Willey JZ, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Sacco RL, Schumacher HC. Convulsive status epilepticus after ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage: frequency, predictors, and impact on outcome in a large administrative dataset. Neurocrit Care. 2007;7(3):187-93.
• Claassen J, Bateman BT, Willey JZ, Inati S, Hirsch LJ, Mayer SA, Sacco RL, Schumacher HC. Generalized convulsive status epilepticus after nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage: The nationwide inpatient sample. Neurosurgery. 2007 Jul;61(1):60-65.
• Willey JZ, Xu Q, Boden-Albala B, Paik MC, Moon YP, Sacco RL, Elkind MS. Lipid profile components and risk of ischemic stroke: the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS). Arch Neurol 2009; 66 (11): 1400-1406.
• Grinspan ZM, Willey JZ, Tullman MJ, Elkind MS. Clinical reasoning: A 28 year old pregnant woman with encephalopathy. Resident and Fellow Section. Neurology 2009, 73(15):e74-9.
•  Willey JZ, Williams O, Boden-Albala B. Stroke literacy in central Harlem: a high risk stroke population. Neurology 2009; 73(23): 1950-6.
•  Willey JZ, Moon YP, Paik MC, Boden-Albala B, Sacco RL, Elkind MS. Physical activity and risk of ischemic stroke in the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS). Neurology 2009; 73(21): 1774-9.
•  Willey JZ, Paik MC, Sacco RL, Elkind MSV, Boden-Albala B. Social determinants of physical inactivity in the Northern Manhattan Study (NOMAS). J Community Health 2010 Dec;35(6):602-8.
•  Willey JZ, Elkind MSV. “HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Diseases of the Central Nervous System”. Arch Neurol 2010 Sep;67(9):1062-7.
• Willey JZ, Disla N, Moon YP, et al. Early depressed mood after stroke predicts long-term disability: The Northern Manhattan Study. Stroke 2010, Sep;41(9):1896-900.
•  Willey JZ, Rodriguez CJ, Carlino R, et al. Race-ethnic differences in the relationship between lipid profile components and risk of myocardial infarction: the Northern Manhattan Study. Am Heart Journal 2011 May;161(5):886-92.
•  Willey JZ, Moon YP, Paik, MC, et al. Lower prevalence of silent brain infarcts in the physically active: The Northern Manhattan Study. Neurology 2011; Jun 14;76(24):2112-8.
•  Willey JZ, Elkind MSV. Do statins improve functional outcomes after acute ischemic stroke? Nature Reviews Neurology 2011 Jun 14;7(7):364-5        
•  Willey JZ, Mayer SA. Brain injury clinical trials: new agents or new statistics. Editorial on: The added value of ordinal analysis in clinical trials: an example in traumatic brain injury. Critical Care 2011; 15: 188
• Willey JZ, Stillman J, Rivolta JA, et al.“Too good to treat?” Outcomes in patients not receiving thrombolysis due to mild deficits or rapidly improving symptoms. Int J Stroke 2012, 7(3): 202-206
• Willey JZ, Khatri P, Khoury J, et al. Variability In The Use Of Intravenous Thrombolysis For Mild Stroke: Experience Across The SPOTRIAS Network. J Stroke and Cerebrovasc Dis 2011, Dec 14 (E pub ahead of print)
• Willey JZ, Petersen N, Dhamoon MS, et al. Safety of thrombolysis in patients over the age of 80. The Neurologist 2012; 18(2): 99-101
•  Willey JZ. Of people admitted within 2 h of mild/improving stroke, 31% do not receive rtPA, although many of these people have poor outcomes. Evid Based Med 2012 Feb 18 (E pub  ahead of print)
•  Willey JZ, Rodriguez CJ, Moon YP, et al. Coronary death and myocardial infarction among Hispanics in the Northern Manhattan Study: exploring the Hispanic paradox. Ann Epidemiol 2012; 22 (5): 303-309. 
• Willey JZ, Ortega-Gutierrez S, Petersen N, et al. Impact of acute ischemic stroke treatment in     patients >80 years of age: The Specialized Program of Translational Resarch in Acute Stroke (SPOTRIAS) consortium experience. Stroke 2012 Jul 12 E pub ahead of print            
•  Weiss SA, Pisapia D, Mayer SA, Willey JZ, Lee K. Amyloid beta angiitis causing coma responsive to immunosuppression. Case Reports Pathol 2012; E pub Aug 23
•  Willey JZ, Scarmeas N, Provenzano F, et al. White matter hyperintensity volume and risk of impaired mobility among older adults. J Neurol 2012; Nov 6 E pub ahead of print