Mark Wilson
Mark E. Wilson (born c. 1961 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is the Jefferson County Health Officer, in charge of the Jefferson County Department of Health.
Wilson grew up in Charlotte and graduated from East Mecklenburg High School in 1979. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1984 and his M.D. at the University of North Carolina in 1988. He completed his residency in internal medicine at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. He moved to Birmingham in 1991 and took a job as an internist at Cooper Green Mercy Hospital. He was promoted to chief of staff in 2008 and helped to establish the hospital's pain management clinic.
Wilson was a prominent leader in the public health response to the COVID pandemic in Jefferson County. He worked with public school officials to issue recommendations for reopening classrooms.
Wilson announced in February 2023 that he would step down by the end of the year.
Wilson and his wife, Marian, have four children. Their oldest daughter, Laura, died from suicide in December 2022.
| Preceded by: Michael Fleenor |
Jefferson County Health Officer October 1, 2011-2023 |
Succeeded by: TBD |
References
- Wolfson, Hannah (January 19, 2012) "Jefferson County's new health officer hopes to protect health department's funding." The Birmingham News
- Johnson, Roy S. (April 2, 2020) "Jefferson County health officer Dr. Mark Wilson: ‘I’ve cried a lot’." The Birmingham News
- Johnson, Roy S. (February 17, 2023) "Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson to step down by end of 2023." AL.com