Rudolph "Rudy" J. Napodano, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Emergency Medicine
Email:
rnapodano@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5570
Biography
Dr. Napodano is is originally born and raised from Rochester, New York. He earned his bachelor's in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester while playing 4 years of football. He then went on to earn his medical degree at American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Sint Maarten. Dr. Napodano then moved to Mississippi where he completed his Emergency Medicine residency and a Sports Medicine fellowship at UMMC. He stayed on as faculty after graduating and currently serves as the Associate Program Director for the Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship while working in the Emergency Department. Dr. Napodano also serves as the team physician for Mississippi State Valley University and Jackson State University. In his free time, he enjoys going to a variety of sporting events and spending time / traveling with his wife, Itzel and newborn baby boy, Rudy IV.
Education
| American University of the Carribean, MD, Medicine | 2017 |
| University of Rochester, BS, Neuroscience | 2011 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Residency, Emergency Medicine | |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, Fellowship, Sports Medicine |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Certification of Added Qualification in Sports Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine | 12/2022 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine | 12/2022 - Present |
| DEA, DEA licensure, Drug Enforcement Agency | 07/2005 - Present |
Current Positions
| Associate Director | 07/2023 - Present |
| Course Director - sports medicine course: CONJ 654B., School of Medicine | 07/2023 - Present |
| Assistant Professor | 07/2022 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Sponsored Program Funding
| Intramural, Remote Sensorimotor and Neurocognitive Examination | 09/2021 - 09/2025 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Robert T Kidnie, MD, Rudolph J Napodano III, MD, Seth T Lirette, PhD, Taylor Ward, MS, Brian J Tollefson, MD Acromioclavicular Joint Injections: Comparing Joint Identification Using Palpation Versus Ultrasound Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association; 2025; Volume 66, Issue 7/8; 11-20. | 2025 |
| Kaylan C. McCool, MD, Rudolph J. Napodano III, MD Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025; Volume 40 | 2025 |
| Shanesse Sprat, MD, Neema Shah, MD, Rudy Napodano, MD, Brian Tollefson MD A fall on an Outstretched Hand Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025; Volume 21 | 2025 |
| Frank H. Redd III, MD, Rudolph J Napodano III, MD. Posterior Sternoclavicular Joint Dislocation after motorcycle collision Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024; Volume 37. | 2024 |
| Garza A, Bulmash R, Napodano R, Tollefson B An atypical case of septic arthritis Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2024; Volume 36: 102035 | 2024 |
| Bulmash R, Garza A, Napodano R, Tollefson B Rectus abdominis strain in a Volleyball athlete Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2024; Volume 35 102007 | 2024 |
| Rudolph J Napodano III, MD Robert Kidnie, MD., Brain Tollefson, MD., Using Ultrasound in the Emergency Department to Aid the Diagnosis of Patellar Tendon Rupture Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine. Volume 29, October 2022, 101531 | 2022 |
Abstracts | |
| Robert Kim, MD., Laura Fincher, MD., Rudolph Napodano, MD., Brian Tollefson, MD., Derrick Burgess & Josh Norman, MD. A Spilled Tea Cup and Perhaps a Piece of Pie Presented at Annual AMSSM conference | 2024 |
Presentations
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Codey Grey (Stroke) Assessment and Management in the Emergency Department, Jackson, MS | 05/2023 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Procedure lab: Chest Thoracostomy, Jackson, MS | 05/2023 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Airway Lab Director, Jackson, MS | 05/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Case Report: A Spilled Tea Cup and Perhaps a Piece of Pie, AMSSM, Arizona | 04/2023 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Stimulation Video App for Rapid Review in the Emergency Department, Los Angeles, CA | 01/2022 |
| Poster Presentation, Catamenial Pneumothorax and Hemothorax: A case of Pericardial, Pleural and Diaphragmatic Endometriosis, American Thoracic Society Annual Conference, Dallas, Tx | 05/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Catamenial Pneumothorax and Hemothorax: A case of Pericardial, Pleural and Diaphragmatic Endometriosis., UMMC Poster day, Jackson, MS | 04/2019 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Most Patients Seen in the Emergency Department for the Month - December 2024, Emergency Department | 2024 |
| Most Patients Seen in the Emergency Department for the Month - November 2024, Emergency Department | 2024 |
| Most Patients Seen in the Emergency Department by a Resident for the Month, Emergency Medicine | 2019 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, Member | 2023 - Present |
| American College of Emergency Physicians, Member | 2023 - Present |
Committee Service
| Emergency Medicine Resident Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Member | 2025 - 2026 |
| Sports Medicine Fellow Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Chair | 2024 - Present |
| Sports Medicine Fellow Clinical Competency Committee (CCC), Co-Chair | 2023 - 2024 |
| Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) of Sports Medicine Fellowship, Chair | 2023 - Present |
| Emergency Medicine Resident Wellness Committee, Member | 2021 - 2022 |
Community Service
| Calloway Highschool Football Game Coverage, Team Physician | 08/2022 - 11/2022 |
| Annual Preparticipation Sports Physicals for Jackson State University Athletes, Team physician | 07/2022 - Present |
| Provine High School Basketball Game Coverage, Team Physician | 11/2021 - 03/2021 |
| Provine High School Football Game Coverage, Team Physician | 08/2021 - 11/2021 |
| Tri County High School Football Game Coverage, Team Physician | 07/2021 - Present |
| Friday night postgame injury clinic, Team Physician | 07/2021 - Present |
| Annual Preparticipation Sports Physicals for Underserved High School Students (no cost to student athlete), Team Physician | 07/2020 - Present |
| Dixie National Rodeo, Team Physician | 02/2020 - Present |
| Provided and served food at the homeless shelter, Volunteer | 07/2018 - 07/2018 |
Other Service
| Faculty Mentor to Emergency Medicine Residents | 07/2025 - Present |
| Faculty Mentor to Sports medicine Fellows | 07/2023 - Present |
| Core Concept Expert, Trauma in Emergency Medicine | 07/2023 - Present |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Annual Hand and Wrist Tendon and Ligament Injuries | Spring |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Annual Sports Medicine Lecture on Sports Related Concussion Management | Fall |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Shoulder Instability and labral Injuries | Fall 2025 - 2025 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Director, Annual MSK Splinting Workshop | Summer - 2025 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Attending, Annual MSK Ultrasound guided Injection Workshop | Summer - 2024 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Course Director, Joint injections | Winter 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, EM Conference Group Discussion (odd presentation of a common illness in the ED) | Fall 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Presenter, Mock Oral Board Cases for Senior ED Residents | Spring 2024 - 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Annual OPEM Lecture on Common Sports Medicine Injuries | Summer |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lab Director, Splinting Workshop | Fall 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Emergency Medicine Clinical Pathology Case Presentation | Fall 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Attending, AC and SC Joint Injuries | Fall 2023 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Lecturer, Sports Medicine / Orthopedic Surgery Discussion Group | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Extremity Neuropathies | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Rotator Cuff Injuries | Fall 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, MSK / EM related Sports Medicine Topics | Summer 2022 |
Directed Student Learning
| Advisor, Advised: Graham Ahlrich | 2026 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: Eden Ford | 2025 - 2025 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Trea Futral | 2024 - 2024 |
| Preceptor, Advised: UMMC Medical Student Primary Care Sports Medicine Rotation | 2022 - Present |
| Preceptor, Advised: UMMC Medical Student Emergency Medicine Rotation | 2022 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| Sports Medicine Fellowship, Assistant Fellowship Director, 4 fellows supervised | 07/2023 - Present |
| Sports medicine elective rotation, Attending Physician, 3 fellows supervised | 07/2022 - 06/2023 |
Residency Training
| Sports Medicine Fellowship, Advisor | 2025 - 06/2026 |
| Sports Medicine, Attending Physician | 2022 - Present |
| Sports Medicine Fellowship, Assoc. Program Director | 2022 - Present |
| Sports Medicine Fellowship, Advisor | 2022 - 06/2023 |
| Emergency Medicine, Advisor | 2022 - 06/2025 |
| Attending Physician | 2021 - Present |
| Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician | 2021 - Present |
| Emergency Medicine, Attending Physician | 2021 - Present |