Christopher D. Anderson, MD

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

1 Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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2 Hattiesburg Clinic - UMMC
415 S. 28th Avenue, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
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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.

Jackson and Madison

Medicare health insurance plans

  • Devoted Health
  • Humana Medicare Advantage
  • Medicare - Fee for Service
  • Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
  • Shared Health Mississippi
  • United Healthcare (except HMO)
  • Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
  • Wellcare - Medicare Advantage

Medicaid health plans

  • Mississippi Medicaid Fee for Service
  • MS CAN Plans: Magnolia, Molina, TrueCare
  • MS CHIP: Magnolia, Molina, TrueCare

Dental plans

  • Always Care
  • Avesis
  • Medicaid Fee for Service
  • MS CAN: Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, TrueCare
  • Ambetter
  • Unum

Vision plans

  • EyeMed
  • First Look
  • March Vision

Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans

  • Aetna Health Management (excludes UMMC Madison)
  • Ambetter
  • American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
  • Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
  • BCBS Federal
  • Celtic (Transplants)
  • Cigna PPO (excludes transplants; excludes UMMC Madison)
  • Corvel Healthcare Corp (Workers Comp.)
  • 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
  • Interlink Health Services (Transplant)
  • LifeTrac (Transplant)
  • Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
  • Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
  • 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)
  • OptumHealth VA CCN 
  • PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
  • Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
  • Tricare
  • United Healthcare: PPO Commercial (excludes HMO)
  • Vantage Health Plan: Commercial, PPACA Plan
  • Veterans Administration

Behavioral health plans

  • United Behavioral Health
  • Cigna Behavioral Health

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, MS12/2016 - Present
Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery, MS07/2015 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery07/2015 - Present
Medical Director, Abdominal Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2013 - Present
Surgical Director, Liver Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center02/2013 - Present
Surgical Director, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency, Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency08/2012 - Present
Surgical Director, Kidney Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center08/2011 - Present
Staff Surgeon, UMMC, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center08/2011 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure08/2011 - Present
Certification, ASTS Fellowship Certificate, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS)07/2008 - Present
Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery, SAGES/ACS04/2007 - Present
Certification, Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Surgery02/2007 - Present
Licensure, Missouri Board of Medical Examiners03/2006 - Present
Licensure, Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners05/2002 - 03/2005

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Alumni Hall of Fame, University of Southern Mississippi2019
Cover Story, The Talon, Southern Mississippi Alumni Association2019
Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2014, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd2014
Finalist, 2014 ASTS Vanguard Award, ASTS2014
Best Doctors in America, 2014, Best Doctors2014
John Bower Award, Mississippi Kidney Foundation2013
Excellence in Research Award, UMMC2013
Best Doctors in America, 2013, Best Doctors2013
Finalist, 2013 ASTS Vanguard Award, ASTS2013
Finalist, 2012 ASTS Vanguard Award, ASTS2012
Best Doctors in America, 2011, Best Doctors2011
Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress2010
ASTS-Astellas Faculty Development Award, ASTS2008
Poster of Distinction, American Transplant Congress2008
Fellows Grant, Transplant Summit 20072007
Travel Award, Studies in Pediatric Liver Transplant, (SPLIT)2007
Young Investigator Award, International Pediatric Transplant Association, Emory University School of Medicine2007
Student Travel Award, Southern Society for Clinical Research1997
David Henry Poer Scholarship, Emory School of Medicine1997
Scholarship, Southern Medical Association1996
Graduate Fellowship, Phi Kappi Phi1995
Undergraduate Hall of Fame, The University of Southern Mississippi1995
Best Undergraduate Research Presentation, Mississippi Academy of Sciences1995
Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges1995
Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award, Medical University of South Carolina1994
Jordan's Scholarship in Chemistry, Honors College, The University of Southern Mississippi1994
Analytical Chemistry Award, The University of Southern Mississippi1994
Golden Key, National Honor Society1994
Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi1994
DOW Outstanding Junior in Chemistry, The University of Southern Mississippi1994
Excellence in Mississippi Scholar1993
Oliver Austin Scholar, The University of Southern Mississippi1993
Outstanding Freshman Male, The University of Southern Mississippi1992
Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and Lambda Sigma Society, The University of Southern Mississippi1992
Harwell Wilson Award for Excellence in Surgical Residency, Vanderbilt University, Department of Surgery