Dr. Jonathan Williams
About Jonathan
Dr. Jonathan Williams is a board-certified neurologist and epileptologist at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, where he serves as an Assistant Professor on the Clinician Researcher Track and an attending physician at Barnes Jewish Hospital. His work sits at the intersection of epilepsy care and health equity - focused on understanding why epilepsy outcomes differ so dramatically across communities and what we can do to change that. A nationally recognised voice in the field, Dr. Williams is a recipient of the 2026 American Academy of Neurology Health Care Equity Research Award, a founding committee member of IMPACT Epilepsy, and serves on national advisory boards for the Epilepsy Alliance America and the Epilepsy Foundation Research Ambassador Program. He is also the Inaugural Section Editor for Equity Neuroscience at the Journal for the Society for Equity Neuroscience. When he's not in the clinic or lab, you'll find him out in the community - speaking on epilepsy, dementia, and why access to good neurology care should never depend on your zip code.
Areas of focus
epilepsy care
health equity
health disparities
Links
LinkedIn | Professional website | WashU Medicine - Department of Neurology | WasU Research Profile | Orcid ResearchGate | Epilepsy Alliance America
Episode
Who Doesn't Get Treatment for their Epilepsy?
01 Oct 2026
In this episode we hear of:
Why we don’t all have the same access to and quality of epilepsy treatment and care
What is health equity? How can we adress inbalances?
Addressing stigma in today’s world