Truman M. Earl, MD

Truman M. Earl, MD

Specialties: Transplant Surgery, Liver Transplant, Pancreas, Liver and Bile Duct Cancers, Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr. Earl is board certified in general surgery and fellowship trained in both hepatobiliary, pancreas and abdominal organ transplantation (ASTS and AHPBA certification). His clinical expertise includes all aspects of liver and pancreas surgery as well as transplantation and live donor surgery. He has been funded by the National Institutes of Health and his current research focuses on ischemia-reperfusion injury of the transplanted liver. He has presented his work at national and international meetings, is an invited reviewer for the American Journal of Transplantation, and has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters focusing on hepatobiliary surgery and liver transplantation. Before coming to Mississippi Dr. Earl was on faculty at Oregon Health and Science University as a transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon. He completed his fellowship at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and residency at Vanderbilt University. He is a graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio and Washington and Lee University.

Practice Locations

1 Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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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

Board Certification: Surgery
Fellowship:Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
Fellowship:Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Internship:Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Medical Education:University of Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio
Medical Education:Vanderbilt University
Residency:Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Residency:Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Division Chief, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921607/2019 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS07/2016 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Program, Jackson, MS11/2015 - Present
Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS10/2013 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Robotic Surgery, Intuitive Surgical Inc.02/2017 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure08/2012 - Present
Certification, Abdominal Organ Transplant Surgery (ASTS), American Society of Transplant Surgeons07/2011 - Present
Certification, Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery (AHPBA), The Fellowship Council07/2011 - Present
Licensure, Oregon Board of Medical Licensure2011 - Present
Certification, Diplomat, American Board of Surgery, American Board of Surgery10/2009 - Present
Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (SAGES/ACS), Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons2008 - Present
Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support -- Instructor, American College of Surgeons06/2002 - 06/2009
Licensure, Missouri Board of Medical Licensure2009 - 2012
Licensure, Tennessee Board of Medical Licensure2005 - 2011

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Normal C. Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence, University of Mississippi College of Medicine2019
Performed Mississippi's First Pancreas Transplant, Featured on WJTV, Clarion Ledger, and AP news.2015
Surgeons as Educators Course, American College of Surgeons2015
Robert E. Schmieg, Jr. MD Resident Advocacy Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Surgery2015
Fellow, American College of Surgeons2013
Fred W. Rushton, MD Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center2013
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award, NIH2005
Award for Excellence in Surgery, J. Bradley Aust Society2002
Award for Outstanding Performance in the Medicine Clerkship, Department of Medicine, University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio2002
Alpha Omega Alpha, University Texas Health Science Center - San Antonio2001
Scholarship, Evan Swann Memorial Trust2000
Award for Academic Excellent and Achievement, American Society of Clinical Pathologists2000
Robert E. Lee Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Washington and Lee University1997
Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-medical honor society, Washington and Lee University1996
Robert E. Lee Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Washington and Lee University1996
Award for Excellence in Organic Chemistry, American Chemical Society1996
M4 Evers All Star Attending, UMMC