Dr. Hernando Carter is Founder, CEO and President of Prescription for Better Living. Dr. Carter is a physician practicing Internal Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Whitaker Clinic in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Carter is a proud native of Birmingham, AL. 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, the Alabama Department of Health and the Jefferson County Board of Health. He has also served as the Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Saint Vincent’s East Hospital.

Dr. Carter is married to Dr. Adrienne Nicole Carter, FACP who also practices Internal Medicine. He is the proud father of three sons- Ellis, Ethan and Emory.

Prescription for Better Living, a nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization, works to improve health equity through the promotion of health careers to those from underrepresented backgrounds, providing health education to the community and by supporting programs that work to address the social determinants of health.