Muhammad O. Chohan, MD
Specialties: Adult Cranial Neurosurgery, Epilepsy, Oncology Neurosurgery, Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Gender: Male
Biography: M. Omar Chohan, M.D., a board-certified neurosurgeon subspecializing in neuro-oncology and epilepsy surgery, joined the faculty of the UMMC Department of Neurosurgery in 2020 as an associate professor and has secondary appointments in neurology and radiation oncology. A native of Pakistan, he earned his medical degree from Aga Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan and completed his neurosurgical residency at the University of New Mexico. Following residency, he gained extensive expertise in neurosurgical oncology while completing his fellowship training at the Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center/Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. Before joining UMMC, he was the Director of Neurosurgical Oncology, Co-Leader of the Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Program and surgical director of the Epilepsy Program at UNM. He specializes in modern techniques such as brain mapping and intraoperative fluoroscopy and epilepsy surgery including resective, ablative and neuromodulation techniques. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys hiking, swimming, traveling and spending time with his family.
My Approach to Healthcare
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 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.
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
| Board Certification: | Neurological Surgery |
| Fellowship: | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center |
| Internship: | University Of New Mexico Medical School |
| Medical Education: | Aga Khan University, Medical College |
| Residency: | University Of New Mexico Medical School |
Experience
Current Positions
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2023 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street | 09/2020 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, New York Medical Licensure 2013-2015 | 08/2013 - 07/2015 |
| Licensure, New Mexico Medical Board | 02/2015 - 07/2024 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 04/2020 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Neurological Surgery | 11/2018 - 12/2028 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| President's Invited Lecture (deferred due to pandemic), International Society for Intelligence Research | 2020 |
| Invited Plenary session, New Mexico Medical Society | 2018 |
| Visiting professor, New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities | 2014 |
| Best Scientific Paper, Annual Neuroscience Research Day, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM | 2014 |
| Outstanding Resident Leadership Award, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM | 2014 |
| Clinical Research Award, European Association of Neurological Surgeons/ AANS/CNS Tumor Section meeting, Tel Aviv, Israel | 2013 |
| Runner up, Annual Neuroscience Research Day, University of New Mexico, Department of Neurosurgery | 2012 |
| Invited Guest editor, “Novel Approaches to Alzheimer’s Disease Therapeutics", Journal of Alzheimer Disease (special issue) | 2008 |
| World Association of Alzheimer Disease Scientists (WAADS) Award, World Association of Alzheimer Disease Scientists | 2005 |
| Biology of Neural Stem Cell stimulation & Alzheimer Disease, New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Albany, NY | 2004 |
| Research Travel Award, 4th Leiden International Medical Students Congress, Leiden, Netherlands | 2003 |
| Research Travel Award, 2nd Leiden International Medical Students Congress, Leiden, Netherlands | 2001 |