Isaac M. E. Dodd
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Medicine-HOSP
Email:
idodd@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 815-2869
Biography
Isaac M. E. Dodd is a board-certified hospitalist trained in Internal Medicine. He is a graduate of Howard University College of Medicine where he earned his doctorate in medicine. He earned his Bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida, in Tampa, FL, where he also pursued a Master of Science degree in Medical Science. Dr. Dodd has years of experience treating hospitalized patients.
In addition to medicine, Dr. Dodd earned a Master of Public Health from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health where he learned to specialize in interdisciplinary collaboration across the wider fields of health, to focus on improving patient outcomes through clinical research and evidence-based interventions.
Education
| The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, MPH, Custom Focus on Public Health, Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Clinical Informatics, & Clinical Trials | 2020 |
| Howard University College of Medicine, MD, Doctor of Medicine | 2018 |
| USF Health Morsani College of Medicine Graduate School, School of Biomedical Sciences, MS, Medical Sciences | 2012 |
| University of South Florida, BS, Biomedical Sciences | 2009 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, ABIM Certified | 10/2023 - Present |
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine | 07/2022 - Present |
| Faculty Appointment, Graduate School in the Health Sciences, School of Graduate School in the Health Sciences | 07/2023 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Publications
Statistical Software Components | |
| Dodd IME FLOWCHART: Stata module to generate subject disposition flow diagram figures in LaTeX using PGF/TikZ to include in manuscripts RePEc (Research Papers in Economics). 2017. | 2017 |
Journal Article | |
| Dodd IME, Zafar Y, Scott ME, Gillum RF, Geographic Variation in Racial Disparities in Age-Adjusted Mortality Rates in Mississippi. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 2026 Feb;13(1):641-648 | 2026 |
| Zafar Y, Dodd IME, Iqbal AZ, Manzoor L, Iqbal NZ, Dodd KD, Petrasek J, Trends in alcohol-associated liver disease mortality rates in American Indians and Alaskan Natives. BMC public health, 2025 Jun 2;25(1):2046 | 2025 |
| Gillum RF, Dodd KD, Dodd IME Religion and Screen Hours in a US National Sample SSRN. 2016 | 2016 |
Abstracts | |
| Zafar Y, Iqbal AZ, Dodd IME, Manzoor L, Iqbal NZ, Zafar A, Sheikh MR, Petrasek J. Sa1545 Charting health disparities: an inquiry into the varied trajectories of liver cirrhosis mortality trends between the United States-Mexico border and non-border areas (1999-2020) Gastroenterology, 2024. | 2024 |
| Gillum RF, Ngwa JS, Dodd IME, Obisesan TO Memory difficulties and sitting screen time in the elderly The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2015, 11(4), Supplemental P452. Elsevier BV. | 2015 |
Book | |
| Dodd IME The MCAT planner: for the serious pre-med student. 2014 exam ed. Washington, DC, 2014. | 2014 |
| Dodd IME The MCAT planner: for the serious pre-med student. 2013 exam ed. Washington, DC, 2012. | 2012 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Society of Hospital Medicine, Member | 2025 - Present |
| American College of Epidemiology, Member | 2016 - Present |
| American College of Physicians, Member | 2012 - Present |
Committee Service
| Department of Medicine - Mortality Review Committee, Member | 2025 - Present |
| SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member | 2023 - Present |
| School of Graduate Studies in the Health Sciences - Masters of Science of Clinical Investigation - Capstone Committee, Graduate Studies Faculty Appointment | 2023 - Present |
Community Service
| Jackson Free Clinic, Attending Physician Volunteer | 11/2025 - 11/2025 |
Teaching Experience
| SOM 622, Medicine, Clinical/Practicum, Facilitator, Endocrine and Reproduction | Fall 2026 - 2026 |
Directed Student Learning
| Preceptor, Advised: Abigail Mechatto, Anna Clare Colson | 2204 - 2024 |
Fellows supervised
| Mentorship & Clinical Shadowing for a Post-Doc Research Fellow, 0 fellows supervised | 09/2022 - 03/2025 |