Thank you for trusting us with your care. We are grateful for the overwhelmingly positive community response to receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Many of our Ascension locations are beginning to provide the COVID-19 vaccine and will notify eligible patients as appointment times are made available. View vaccination updates for your local area. Appointments for the vaccine must be scheduled in advance. Persons without an appointment will not be able to receive the vaccine and walk-ins will not be available. We are working with local and state government and health agencies to help distribute vaccinations as they become available in our communities. Learn more about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
Ascension is working to keep our communities healthy during this time and prevent the spread of infection while continuing to care for those who need us most.
William E. Johnson, III, M.D. is a native of Alabamian. Born and raised in Birmingham, he received a Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1979. He completed a five-year general surgical residency at the University of Texas in Houston
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where he received the Waldron Award for outstanding surgical resident. Dr. Johnson completed a two-year combined cardio-thoracic and peripheral vascular surgical residence at the Texas Heart Institute with Dr. Denton Cooley. Dr. Johnson joined the practice in 1986. Dr. Johnson is board certified in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery and has a special certification in vascular surgery issued by the American Board of Surgery. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, the American College of Chest Physicians and the American College of Cardiology. Dr. Johnson is a member of the American Heart Association, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Southern Thoracic Surgical Association, Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society, Cooley Hands, Medical Association of the State of Alabama and the Medical Society of Mobile County. Read Less
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