ABOUT DR. CELESTE

 

Dr. Celeste Reese-Willis (a.k.a. Doctor Celeste MD) is a board-certified family medicine physician and a leading expert in urgent care.  She is a nationally recognized speaker, primary care physician, Amazon Best-Selling author and telemedicine consultant whose passion centers around empowering her patients and providing excellence in health care.  In addition, she is a sought-after media expert regarding seasonal allergies, influenza, hypertension, COVID-19 and preventative care.  Dr. Celeste consistently educates her patients via her online tv show each Sunday called “Let’s Chat” and serves as a medical consultant on the CBS42 segment “House Calls” every Monday morning.  She has also appeared on several stations such as Fox 6 and ABC local news, and also offers a personalized concierge medicine program.   Leading with extraordinary diligence in over 18 years of urgent care experience, Dr. Celeste is a sought-after physician in her community of Birmingham, Alabama and as well throughout the state. She has lead the effort during the COVID-19 pandemic by partnering with the Jefferson County Department of Health with COVID testing at Legion Field, COVID vaccination at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth Airport, and becoming the a spokesperson for the statewide Protect Alabama Covid Vaccine Campaign. 

Dr. Celeste grew up in Montgomery, Alabama, the oldest daughter of five children to James and Betty Reese.  She is married to Vincent Willis, Jr and they have two daughters, Madisen and Morgan Willis. She graduated from LAMP (Lanier Academic Motivational Program) at Sidney Lanier High School in 1991.  She then matriculated to college and completed a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1996.  She then traveled for her professional studies to Wright State University – Boonshoft  School of Medicine.  She lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her husband Vincent Willis, Jr.

Dr. Celeste earned her medical doctorate at Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio, followed by her residency training at Carraway Methodist Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama.   Dr. Celeste began moonlighting in urgent care during her residency and the love affair of urgent care began.  Being able to solve acute, urgent care needs in varying medical situations and environments propagated a deeper passion of service in medicine in this distinctive way she could not have imagined.  One of Dr. Celeste’s greatest passions is mentoring young girls to pursue their dreams despite the challenges one is presented in life.  Dr. Celeste thoroughly enjoys sharing her medical knowledge passionately and transparently via her Facebook Fan Page, You Tube channel, “Let’s Chat with Doctor Celeste MD” and with the House Calls weekly segment on CBS 42 news to share helpful health tips to assist in keeping everyone healthy.

She bursts with enthusiasm in equipping her patients with the tools to aide them in living healthy, happy, vital and long productive lives, so much so that she wrote an Amazon best-selling book, “Vitality” that details her “ode to my patients” about living that life of health, wellness and vitality.  With her experience, love of humanity, compassion, calm and noteworthy loving bedside manner and passion about educating her patients in medicine, it is no wonder Doctor Celeste MD has become one of your favorite Urgent Care Physicians.