THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM MENTAL HEALTH DAY

Dr. Hernando Carter is an Internal Medicine physician practicing Internal Medicine at Archwell Health in Birmingham, AL where he also serves as Market Medical Director. His interests include the management of hypertension and diabetes. Dr. Carter also has a special interest in care coordination, physician-physician communication and physician-patient communication and overcoming the barriers that exist therein. Dr. Carter is a proud native of Birmingham, AL who hails from the Fountain Heights neighborhood. He was educated in the Birmingham City Schools where he graduated from A.H. Parker High School. Dr. Carter received his undergraduate degree in Biology from Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA where he graduated cum laude. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL. He completed his Internal medicine residency at Carraway Hospital and Baptist Medical Center. He served a year as Chief Medicine Resident at Carraway Hospital. Dr. Carter is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is also the founder and owner of AH Carter, MD, LLC, a nursing home practice through which he cares for patients at Cherry Hill Health Care Center. Dr. Carter is Fellow of the American College of Physicians. He also serves as a member of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, and the Alabama Department of Health. He has also served as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Saint Vincent’s East Hospital and on the Board of Health for Jefferson County. Dr. Carter is married to Dr. Nicole Carter, FACP who also practices Internal Medicine. He is the proud father of three sons- Ellis, Ethan, and Emory. Dr. Carter purposefully remains involved in the community and enjoys mentoring and black male development. He is a proud member of the Birmingham Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and is an advisor for the Birmingham Kappa Leadership Development League, an organization whose purpose is to promote and develop the leadership potential of high school aged young men. Through the Kappa League, Dr. Carter has mentored hundreds of young men and has seen many of these students matriculate to college. Dr. Carter is also a member of Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity. Due to his focus on the eradication of health disparities and the perpetuation of health literacy, he has founded Prescription for Better Living, a non-profit organization. Dr. Carter’s hobbies also include spending time with his wife and sons, walking his dog, jogging, reading and watching sports.