
Thomas Fister, DO, MBA, LSSGB
Assistant Professor
Dr. Thomas Fister is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine. He also cares for patients as a psychiatrist in the Betty Shirley Clinic at University Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, which the College operates. In addition, Fister plays a key role in teaching resident physicians and fellows at The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program at CCHS, as well as medical students. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biology at the University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, and his medical degree at the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pa. During this time, he completed two internships through the Bridging the Gaps program, which focuses on working with individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities. Fister completed the first two years of his psychiatry residency at the Lake Eire College of Osteopathic Medicine Psychiatry Residency Program before being recruited to the Baptist Health-University of Arkansas System to finish his residency. Alongside his residency training, Fister earned his master’s degree in business administration from the Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management in Cleveland, Ohio.