Ray L. Watts

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Ray L. Watts
Watts in November, 2023
7th President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Incumbent
Assumed office February 8, 2013
Preceded by	Carol Garrison Richard Marchase (interim)
Personal details
Born	Ray Lannom Watts (1953-12-18) December 18, 1953 (age 70) Birmingham, Alabama
Alma mater	University of Alabama Birmingham Washington University School of Medicine
Scientific career
Fields	neurology
Institutions	Emory University University of Alabama at Birmingham

Ray Lannom Watts (born December 18, 1953)^[1] is an American physician-researcher in neurology, educator and university administrator. Watts has served as the seventh president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) since February 2013 and is the longest-serving president in UAB history.