Fernando Gomez, MD
Division Chief
Department:
SOM-Peds-Emergency
Email:
fgomez@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-4004
Biography
Originally a native of New York City, I have been living in the south for over 15 years. I did medical school at UAB and have done my post graduate training here at UMMC in both Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine
Education
| University of Alabama School of Medicine, MD, Medicine | 2010 |
| Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, BA, Biology and History | 2003 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Diplomate, ABEM | |
| Certification, Diplomate, American Board of Pediatrics | 10/2013 - Present |
| Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support, American College of Surgeons | 04/2013 - 04/2017 |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical License | 06/2013 - 06/2014 |
| Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association | 05/2012 - 05/2014 |
Current Positions
| Division Chief, School of Medicine | 07/2021 - Present |
| Medical Director for the PEdiatric Emergency Medicine Department, School of Medicine | 07/2019 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2013 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Resident, UMMC, School of Medicine | 07/2016 - 06/2019 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2010 - 06/2013 |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham, Alabama, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2004 - 05/2005 |
| School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics | 07/2003 - 06/2004 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Holliman Teaching Award, UMMC - Pediatrics Department | 2014 |
Professional Membership and Service
| Attendee, Meeting, Asthma Center of Excellence | 2014 - Present |
| Meeting Organizer, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference | 2013 - Present |
| ACEP, Member |
Committee Service
| Suicide Committee, Task Force Member | 2021 - Present |
| State Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Pediatric Trauma Committee, Member | 2019 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lab, Facilitator, Critical Care Lab for PED attendings | Annual 2019 |
Directed Student Learning
| M-3 and M-4 rotate through a pediatric emergency medicine elevative | 2013 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| PEM Fellowship, Attending Physician, 5 fellows supervised | 07/2019 - Present |
Residency Training
| Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician | 2019 - Present |
| Pediatrics, Attending Physician | 2013 - Present |