Alabama NewsCenter – Dr. Selwyn Vickers takes reins of UAB Health System

By Bob Shepard

Dr. Selwyn Vickers, senior vice president for Medicine and dean of the Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, has assumed the role of CEO of both the UAB Health System and the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance, while continuing as dean. Vickers replaces the retiring Will Ferniany, who led the health system for nearly 13 years.

Dawn Bulgarella, previously the chief financial officer for UAB Health System, has taken the role of senior operational leader and president of the health system. Bulgarella is the chief financial officer for the UAB/Ascension St. Vincent’s Alliance and is responsible for combined annual budgets in excess of $5 billion. She is a graduate of the University of Alabama and holds a master’s degree in health administration from UAB.

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