BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham Health Care announced the appointment of Vanosia S. Faison, MD., MS., as the new Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Faison has been practicing medicine for the past seven years and has been with Birmingham Healthcare for two years, specializing in the areas of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. In addition to her duties as the new Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Faison serves as the lead physician at Birmingham Health Care’s Ensley Health Center and spends time implementing the Reach out and Read program, which encourages early literacy by giving books to children starting as young as six months old, to encourage a head start on learning.
Obtaining her undergraduate degree at Fisk University, Dr. Faison continued her education at Alabama State University, receiving her Masters in Biology, and advancing on to Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan.
When asked about her plans for the future, Dr. Faison stated, “I want to have a facility where everyone can be taken care of and receive quality care, whether insured or un-insured. We want to continue to fulfill the mission statement of our practice, and continue to partner with the community to solve the problems facing underserved people.”
