Amber Shiflett, MD
Associate Professor
Department:
SOM-Obstetrics & Gynecology
Email:
amshiflett@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5374
Biography
Dr. Amber Shiflett is originally from Texas where she attended Angelo State University for her undergraduate degree. She obtained her medical degree from Texas Tech Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas where she graduated with honors. She joined UMMC in 2002 for residency, completing a year of general surgery followed by an Obstetrics and Gynecology residency, serving as chief administrative resident. She joined as faculty in 2007 in the division of Women’s Health. She currently serves as the Medical Director of Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants.
Education
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2007 |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center, MD, Internship in General Surgery | 2003 |
| Texas Tech University School of Medicine, MD, Medicine | 2002 |
| Angelo State University, BS, Biology | 1997 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, CITI Course | 04/2013 - Present |
| Certification, Fellow of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 11/2008 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/2007 - Present |
Current Positions
| M4 Operative Gynecology Course Director, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 07/2018 - Present |
| Medical Director of Wiser Hospital for Women and Infants, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 09/2014 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 07/2013 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 07/2008 - 06/2013 |
| OBGYN Medical Student Clerkship Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 07/2007 - 06/2010 |
| Instructor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 07/2007 - 06/2008 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Wallace K, Stewart EA, Wise LA, Nicholson WK, Parry JP, Zhang S, Laughlin-Tommaso S, Jacoby V, Anchan RM, Diamond MP, Venable S, Shiflett A, Wegienka GR, Maxwell GL, Wojdyla D, Myers ER, Marsh E. Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life After Procedural Intervention for Uterine Fibroids. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2022 Mar;31(3):415-424 | 2022 |
Abstracts | |
| Cowan BD, Shiflett AM, Wiley T. A Unique Complication of Laparoscopic Fibroid Morcellation: Disseminated Monoclonal Abdominal Fibroids. The 36th Global congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (AAGL), Washington, DC, November 13-17, 2007 | 2007 |
Book Chapter | |
| Shiflett AM, Cowan BD Uterine Fibroids in: The 5-Minute Obstetrics and Gynecology Consult Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2008:192-3 | 2008 |
Presentations
| Abstract presentation, A collaborative QI Project to decrease the inappropriate use of topical mupirocin ointment for the indication of "nipple pain" in postpartum individuals at a large tertiary care center., Institute for the Advancement of Breastfeeding and Lactation Education | 08/2024 |
| Invited Symposia, Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, OB/GYN Quality and Safety Symposium, Jackson, MS | 05/2024 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Trial of Labor After Cesarean Delivery Failure is Associated with Race and Body Mass Index at a Mississippi State Hospital, ACOG District Meeting, Tulsa, OK | 09/2023 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, New Birth Control Options, Family Medicine Update | 04/2012 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Mississippi Section ACOG Annual Meeting, Jackson, Mississippi | 03/2009 |
| National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, A Unique Complication of Laparoscopic Fibroid Morcellation: Disseminated Monoclonal Abdominal Findings, The 36th Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology, American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, Washington, DC | 11/2007 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Dan Robert Prize Paper Award, ACOG district VII | 2023 |
| Golden Apple Teaching Award | 2022 |
| Chief Administrative Resident, UMC Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology | 2006 |
| Carl G. Evers All Star Resident Award | 2004 |
| Alpha Chi National Scholarship Society | |
| Alpha Omega Alpha | |
| Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society | |
| CARR Academic Scholarship | |
| Columbia HCA Academic Scholarship | |
| Dean's List | |
| Dr. JE Loveless Academic Scholarship | |
| HSC Student Endowed Scholarship | |
| Robert McDaniel Academic Scholarship | |
| School of Medicine Academic Scholarship | |
| Berlex Best Teaching Resident |
Professional Membership and Service
| Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Annual conference attendance | 2019 - Present |
| Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Annual Conference Attendance | 2018 - Present |
| Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative, Annual Conference Attendance | 2017 - Present |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Meeting attendance, Districts IV and VII Annual Meeting- Sulphur Springs, WV | 2016 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Meeting attendance, Alabama and Mississippi section meeting-Sandestin, FL | 2015 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Meeting attendance, Alabama and Mississippi Section meeting-Sandestin,FL | 2014 |
| Society for Academic Specialists in General Obstetrics and Gynecology, Meeting Attendance, Annual Meeting-New Orleans,LA | 2013 |
| Winifred L. Wiser Society, Member | 2007 - Present |
| Mississippi State Medical Association, Member | 2007 - Present |
| Carl G Evers Society, Member | 2003 - 2007 |
| American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Member | 2003 - Present |
Committee Service
| OB/GYN Clinical Coverage Committee, Chair | 2024 - 2024 |
| Health Care Equity: Improving Maternal Severe Pre-Eclampsia Outcomes, Member | 2023 - Present |
| Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Member | 2016 - 2017 |
| Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative Steering Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Baby Friendly Oversight Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Wiser Perioperative Subcommittee, Chair | 2015 - Present |
| Faculty Practice Service Excellence Workgroup, Member | 2015 - 2015 |
| CHAMPS Team Committee, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Patient Satisfaction Committee, Member | 2014 - Present |
| Clinical Competency Committee, Member | 2014 - 2014 |
| Robotics Committee, Member | 2012 - Present |
| School Of Medicine - Curriculum, Member | 2007 - 2010 |
Community Service
| International Cesarean Awareness Network, Invited speaker-open discussion on vaginal birth after cesarean section | 04/2019 - Present |
| Mississippi Metropolitan Ballet, Volunteer | 07/2018 - Present |
| International Cesarean Awareness Network, Invited speaker-open discussion on vaginal birth after cesarean section | 01/2018 - Present |
| International Cesarean Awareness Network, Invited speaker-open discussion on vaginal birth after cesarean section | 11/2017 - Present |
| International Cesarean Awareness Network, Invited speaker-open discussion on vaginal birth after cesarean section | 09/2015 - Present |
| International Cesarean Awareness Network, Invited speaker-open discussion on vaginal birth after cesarean section | 07/2014 - Present |
| International Cesarean Awareness Network, Invited speaker-open discussion on vaginal birth after cesarean section | 09/2013 - Present |
Other Service
| Quality Improvement, Physician advisor for Code stork guidelines | 05/2022 - Present |
| Maternal Safety Workgroup, Physician advisor | 10/2020 - Present |
| Quality Improvement, Faculty Advisor on OB emergency activation protocol | 05/2020 - 08/2020 |
| Quality Improvement, Faculty Advisor for Iron Infusion Algorithm | 2020 - 02/2020 |
| Quality Improvement, Faculty Advisor for Preterm Labor Algorithm | 2020 - 02/2020 |
| Quality Improvement, Faculty Advisor for Hypertension in Pregnancy Algorithm | 2020 - 03/2020 |
| Research Sub-Investigator, Premature Infants Receiving Milking or Delayed Cord Clamping: Randomized Controlled Multicenter Non-Inferiority Trail: PREMOD2 | 10/2019 - Present |
| Collaborating Physician, Lanier Teen Wellness Clinic | 08/2019 - Present |
| Quality Improvment, Faculty Advisor for Resident Robotic Curriculum | 04/2019 - 06/2019 |
| OBGYN Research Day Judge | 05/2018 - Present |
| Obstetric Hemorrhage Initiative | 09/2017 - Present |
| Surgical Site Infection, Cesarean section project, Physician lead | 02/2017 - Present |
| Departmental Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Committee member | 02/2015 - Present |
| OBGYN Physician Reviewer for Leap Frog Survey | 12/2014 - Present |
| Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative-UMMC OBGYN team member, member | 11/2014 - Present |
| Baby Friendly Administrative Oversight, OBGYN physician lead | 09/2014 - Present |
| Baby Friendly Work Group, Physician champion | 09/2014 - Present |
| Research Co-Investigator, Patient Centered Outcomes Research for Treatment Options in Uterine Fibroids: Developing a Prospective Multicenter Practice-based Clinical Registry | 09/2014 - 08/2019 |
| Visual Estimation of Blood Loss: Performance Improvement Project, Principal Investigator | 11/2013 - 06/2014 |
| Best Fed Beginnings OB Physician Champion, OB Physician Champion | 08/2012 - Present |
| Resident Research- Faculty Advisor and Co-Investigator, Faculty Advisor | 08/2012 - Present |
| EPIC Physician Superuser | 2012 - Present |
| SWOT Analysis Committee, Physician representing service component | 05/2011 - 09/2011 |
| EPIC Physician Champion, OBGYN specialty lead for the Epic project | 03/2011 - Present |
| Robotics Proctor | 05/2010 - Present |
| School of Medicine Clinical Course Director Subcommittee, member | 07/2007 - 06/2010 |
| OBGYN Resident Education Committee, Member | 07/2006 - 06/2010 |
Teaching Experience
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Fall 2024 |
| Wet Lab, Lab, Facilitator | Fall 2024 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Fall 2023 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Fall 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2020 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Fall 2020 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Spring 2020 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Fall 2019 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Fall 2019 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Summer 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2019 |
| Resident lecture, Lecture, Lecturer | Spring 2019 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Summer 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, TOLAC | Fall 2018 - 2018 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Summer 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Summer 2017 - 2017 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident lecture-Trial of labor after cesarean | Spring 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2016 - 2016 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident lecture-Trial of labor after cesarean | Fall 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident lecture-Sterilization techniques | Spring 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2015 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2014 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2013 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2012 |
| Graduate, Lecture, Lecturer, Physician Assistant lecture on Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Laparoscopic Surgical Techniques | Spring 2012 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2011 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2011 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2010 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2010 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Orientation for M3 OBGYN Clerkship | Spring 2010 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Orientation for M3 OBGYN Clerkship | Fall 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Clinical Medicine lecture on Obstetrics and Gynecology | Fall 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Resident lecture-Basics of Laparoscopy | Fall 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology | Spring 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, OBGYN Exam Review | Spring 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Orientation for M3 OBGYN Clerkship | Spring 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Gestational Trophoblastic Disease | Spring 2009 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, OBGYN Exam Review | Fall 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Orientation for M3 OBGYN Clerkship | Fall 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Gestational Trophoblastic Disease | Fall 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Spring 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, OBGYN Exam Review | Spring 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Course Director, Orientation for M3 OBGYN Clerkship | Spring 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Gestational Trophoblastic Disease | Spring 2008 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Disorders of the Breast and Lactation | Fall 2007 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Facilitator, Gestational Trophoblastic Disease | Fall 2007 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, OBGYN Exam Review | Fall 2007 |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Mia McFadden | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Devan Barnett | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Emilio Luna Suarez | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Emory Wills | 2024 - 2024 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Erin Collins | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Savannah Monahan | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Matthew Little | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Jessica Barkhouse | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Sydney Hays | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: JudiBeth Stephens | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Brady Kaucic | 2023 - 2023 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Merritt Daniels McGowan | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Baylee Edwards | 2022 - 2022 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Kaysie Winston | 2022 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Mikayla Pracht | 2022 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Lindley Williams | 2022 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Aleysh Alejandro | 2022 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Aleysh Alejandro | 2021 - 2022 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Courtney Biliben | 2021 - 2021 |
| Supervised Teaching Activity, Advised: Leah Bowlin | 2021 - 2021 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Ashley Noblin | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Louise Spencer-Coe | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Kaylie Bradshaw | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Erica Simmons | 2020 - 2020 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Cecilia Lawn | 2019 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Kathryn Howell | 2019 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Stephanie Stokes | 2019 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Melinda (Mindy) Talley, Seth Warren, Samantha (Sami) Whitwell, Bethany Wilemon | 2019 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Ritesh Patel, Jacob Pruett, Skylar Rodgers | 2018 - 2019 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Steven Papas, Yasmin Partee, Nathaniel Sparks | 2018 - 2018 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Torey Krause, Jake Sivils, Michelle Wheeler | 2018 - 2018 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Marrion Harper | 2018 - 2018 |
| Preceptor, Advised: William (Hayden) Sanders, Ryan Sessums, Sorsha Morris, Jamarius (Jay) Waller | 2017 - 2018 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Monique Tillman, Brandon Bunol, Hunter Wilkerson | 2017 - 2017 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Grace Grantier | 2017 - 2017 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Stephen Wahl, Ryan Weber, Britney Williams, Rachel Yi | 2016 - 2017 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Christina Purviance | 2016 - 2016 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Taylor, Thompson, Jr, Walker | 2016 - 2016 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Christy Sheppard | 2016 - 2016 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Jacob Elrod, William Ford, Hudson Frey, Hanna Greene | 2015 - 2016 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Michael Gary, Bennett Mildner, Janeanna Shell | 2015 - 2015 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Jordan Gunn, Daniel Hester, Noah Landy | 2015 - 2015 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Julie Malone | 2015 - 2015 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Brandon Pruett, Minh Pham, Victoria Purvis | 2014 - 2014 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Dewona Flowers | 2014 - 2014 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Sumner Abraham, Jordan Ingram, Lance Majors, Brent McCaleb | 2014 - 2014 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Ashley Sullivan, Allison Pace, Cody Branch, Leland Husband | 2013 - 2013 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Cody Stroupe, Joshua Jeter, William Fuller | 2013 - 2013 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Andrew Gowdy, Michael Jennings, Josh Roark, Armand Scurfield | 2012 - 2012 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Sedrick Bradley, William Gillespie IV, Patrick Sanchez | 2012 - 2012 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Cherita Brown, Megan Harvey, Sue Park, Sai Veerisetty | 2011 - 2011 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Jonathan Giurintano, Anna Hailey-Sharp, William Hay | 2011 - 2011 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Rasheeda Crowell, Jessica Lavender, Jenetta Owen | 2010 - 2010 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Benjamin Bevill, Samuel Love, Lane Rush | 2010 - 2010 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Aprile Gilmore, Tanima Jana | 2010 - 2010 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Jasmine Campbell, Joe Cook, John Davis | 2009 - 2009 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Robert Besinger, Jawauna Faulkner, Rita Rollins, Turner Simmons, Christian Snider | 2008 - 2009 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Sarah Conerly, Katreece Ellis, Whitney Herring | 2008 - 2008 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Stephen Bergin, Katryn Brown, Luren Cantwell, Benton Kilman | 2008 - 2008 |
| Preceptor, Advised: Angela Ethridge, Patricia Honea, Winter Williams | 2007 - 2007 |
Fellows supervised
| OBGYN, Attending Physician, 0 fellows supervised | 07/2007 - Present |
Residency Training
| OB/GYN, Advisor | 2023 - 06/2023 |
| OB/GYN, Advisor | 2021 - 05/2021 |
| OB/GYN, Attending Physician | 2007 - Present |