Christopher D. Anderson, MD
Specialties: Transplant Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology, Liver Transplant, General Surgery, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Nephrology and Kidney Transplant
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Anderson became the James D. Hardy Professor and Chair of the Department of Surgery at UMMC in 2015. Dr. Anderson’s clinical practice focuses solely on abdominal organ transplantation and hepatobiliary/pancreatic surgery. Dr. Anderson joined the faculty at UMMC in late 2011 and led a University Transplant team that has doubled the kidney transplant volume at UMMC. In addition, University Transplant has initiated pediatric kidney transplant, liver transplant and pancreas transplant under his leadership. As part of these efforts, University Transplant has also established an HPB surgery program which is also associated with the UMMC Cancer Center and Research Institute and is Mississippi’s only high volume liver and pancreas surgery program. Before joining UMMC in 2011, Dr. Anderson was a faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis. He completed his fellowship in abdominal transplant surgery at Washington University in St. Louis (2008) and his general surgery residency at Vanderbilt University in (2006). He completed medical school at Emory University. He is a native of Mississippi and obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Southern Mississippi. Dr. Anderson has been an invited speaker at regional, national, and international conferences. He serves on 2 editorial boards and several committees for national surgical and transplant societies. He has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed articles and 12 book chapters.
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Hattiesburg Clinic - UMMC
415 S. 28th Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 View Location |
Accepted Insurance Plans
The University of Mississippi Medical Center accepts all plans, but may not be an in-network provider with your plan. We encourage you to contact your insurer and ask if the plan is in network with UMMC. Always contact your insurance carrier for specific coverage information.
*Note: Grenada and Holmes County locations have different payor contracts. Oral Surgeons are considered in-network to the medical health plans listed below NOT dental.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- First Choice Health Plan - includes Humana PPO Commercial, but not Humana Medicare Advantage
- First Health Network/Coventry - Aetna
- Government Employees Health Insurance Association (GEHA) - United Healthcare
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- Mississippi State and School Employees' Health Insurance Plan (AHS Network administered by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi)
- Multiplan - PHCS/American Life Care
- North Mississippi Health Link
- OptumHealth Care Solutions, Inc. - Transplant Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Fellowship: | Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium |
| Internship: | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | Emory University School of Medicine |
| Residency: | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Staff Surgeon, Merit Health, Madison, MS | 12/2016 - Present |
| Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery, MS | 07/2015 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery | 07/2015 - Present |
| Medical Director, Abdominal Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2013 - Present |
| Surgical Director, Liver Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 02/2013 - Present |
| Surgical Director, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency | 08/2012 - Present |
| Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 08/2011 - Present |
| Staff Surgeon, UMMC, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 08/2011 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 08/2011 - Present |
| Certification, ASTS Fellowship Certificate, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) | 07/2008 - Present |
| Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, SAGES/ACS | 04/2007 - Present |
| Certification, Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Surgery | 02/2007 - Present |
| Licensure, Missouri Board of Medical Examiners | 03/2006 - Present |
| Licensure, Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners | 05/2002 - 03/2005 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Alumni Hall of Fame, University of Southern Mississippi | 2019 |
| Cover Story, The Talon, Southern Mississippi Alumni Association | 2019 |
| Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2014, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd | 2014 |
| Finalist, 2014 ASTS Vanguard Award, ASTS | 2014 |
| Best Doctors in America, 2014, Best Doctors | 2014 |
| John Bower Award, Mississippi Kidney Foundation | 2013 |
| Excellence in Research Award, UMMC | 2013 |
| Best Doctors in America, 2013, Best Doctors | 2013 |
| Finalist, 2013 ASTS Vanguard Award, ASTS | 2013 |
| Finalist, 2012 ASTS Vanguard Award, ASTS | 2012 |
| Best Doctors in America, 2011, Best Doctors | 2011 |
| Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress | 2010 |
| ASTS-Astellas Faculty Development Award, ASTS | 2008 |
| Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress | 2008 |
| Fellows Grant, Transplant Summit 2007 | 2007 |
| Travel Award, Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplant, (SPLIT) | 2007 |
| Young Investigator Award, International Pediatric Transplant Association, Emory University School of Medicine | 2007 |
| Student Travel Award, Southern Society for Clinical Research | 1997 |
| David Henry Poer Scholarship, Emory School of Medicine | 1997 |
| Scholarship, Southern Medical Association | 1996 |
| Graduate Fellowship, Phi Kappi Phi | 1995 |
| Undergraduate Hall of Fame, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1995 |
| Best Undergraduate Research Presentation, Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 1995 |
| Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges | 1995 |
| Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award, Medical University of South Carolina | 1994 |
| Jordan's Scholarship in Chemistry, Honors College, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1994 |
| Analytical Chemistry Award, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1994 |
| Golden Key, National Honor Society | 1994 |
| Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi | 1994 |
| DOW Outstanding Junior in Chemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1994 |
| Excellence in Mississippi Scholar | 1993 |
| Oliver Austin Scholar, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1993 |
| Outstanding Freshman Male, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1992 |
| Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and Lambda Sigma Society, The University of Southern Mississippi | 1992 |
| Harwell Wilson Award for Excellence in Surgical Residency, Vanderbilt University, Department of Surgery |