Faculty & Staff
Forrest Faison, III, M.D.
Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs
Professor of Pediatrics
A native of native of Norfolk, Virginia and Cleveland, Ohio, Dr. Faison earned a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University and a doctorate in medicine and surgery from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. He completed residency training in pediatrics at Naval Hospital San Diego and fellowship training in neurodevelopmental pediatrics at the University of Washington.
The retired vice admiral served as the 38th Surgeon General of the Navy until 2019. As Surgeon General [Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO)], he was responsible for the entire Navy and Marine Corps global health care system and all medical care to the Navy, Marine Corps and eligible beneficiaries, leading a worldwide team of 67,000 caring for 2.6 million patients in 128 worldwide medical centers, hospitals, clinics, and two 1,000-bed hospital ships with an annual operating budget of $9.6 billion and a global medical research enterprise with annual research expenditures of $3 billion.