Amy Flischel, MD
Specialties: Dermatology, Complex Medical Dermatology
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Flischel graduated from Washington and Jefferson College with a BA in biology and then matriculated to the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. She completed a preliminary medicine internship at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, followed by a dermatology residency at Case Western University Hospitals, where she served as chief resident. After finishing her residency in 2011, she returned to active duty at the Balboa Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, where she also served as assistant program director for the residency program. An avid educator, she received the outstanding teacher award for her service mentoring medical students and residents. After three years, she was assigned to the Captain James A Lovell Federal Health Care Center in Chicago, where she served as section chief of the Dermatology Department for four years and was promoted to Lieutenant Commander before leaving active duty to enter civilian practice in 2018. Dr. Flischel then joined the Department of Dermatology at Northwestern University before joining the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty as Associate Professor of Dermatology. A fellow of the American Board of Dermatology, she is a mission-driven physician dedicated to her patients, medical students, residents, and staff.
My Approach to Healthcare
I believe in a personalized care approach to deliver the highest level of care using evidence-based medicine in a personalized and compassionate environment. With involvement of the entire team, including reception, nursing, medical students, and residents, we can do this while fulfilling UMMC’s mission of education and patient care.
Practice Locations
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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: | Dermatology |
| Internship: | Riverside Methodist Hospitals |
| Medical Education: | Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University Hospitals Case Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/2025 - Present |
| Visiting Student Learning Opportunities Reviewer, Department of Dermatology, Unversity of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 04/2025 - Present |
| Medical Director, Department of Dermatology, Unversity of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 06/2024 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2020 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Dermatology | 07/2011 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Dermatology, UMMC | 2023 |
| Alfred W. Hollander Award for Teaching, Naval Medical Center San Diego | 2011 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Alpha Omega Alpha | 2006 |
| Academic Achievement Award, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Department of Internal Medicine | 2006 |
| GWIMS Mid-Career Faculty Award Nominee, GWIMS |