Jay O. Craddock, MD
Specialties: Glaucoma
Gender: Male
Biography: Jay Craddock, M.D., Associate Professor and Medical Student Educator, is a board-certified Ophthalmologist and a glaucoma and anterior segment surgical specialist. Dr. Craddock is from Lowndes County, Mississippi and received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. After completing his Ophthalmology Residency at UMMC, Dr. Craddock began his practice with a dual appointment from the VA Medical Center and UMMC as an Assistant Professor. In 2017, Dr. Craddock completed a one-year glaucoma fellowship with the University of Alabama Birmingham, Callahan Eye Center and returned to practice solely at UMMC. Dr. Craddock has extensive expertise in LASER procedures for vision restoration, management of chronic and acute glaucoma, anterior segment eye surgery, management of acute eye trauma, and minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS). Dr. Craddock is a Mississippi native who has a passion for serving his fellow state residents. And when he is not involved in teaching or patient care, Dr. Craddock enjoys reading, movies, podcasts, cooking, Peloton cycling, video games, home improvements, and spending time with his wife and two children.
Practice Locations
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Lakeland Medical - UMMC
764 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Grants Ferry - UMMC
1010 Lakeland Place, Flowood, MS 39232 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: | Ophthalmology |
| Fellowship: | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2021 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Board certification, American Board of Ophthalmology | 06/2016 - 12/2026 |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical Licensure, MSBML | 07/2020 - 06/2021 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Excellence in the Undergraduate Study of Ophthalmology, UMMC Department of Ophthalmology | 2010 |
| AOA (Alpha Omega Alpha), UMMC School of Medicine | 2009 |
| Medical Alumni Reunion Scholarship, UMMC School of Medicine | 2009 |
| Robert M. Hearin Support Foundation Scholarship, UMMC School of Medicine | 2008 |
| Medical Alumni Reunion Scholarship, UMMC School of Medicine | 2008 |
| Dean's Summer Medical Research Fellowship, UMMC School of Medicine | 2007 |