Vishnu V. Garla, MD
Specialties: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr.Vishnu Garla is currently an Associate professor of medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi. He completed his medical school at JJM Medical College, Karnataka, India. He complete his residency in Internal medicine-Pediatrics at the Marshall University School of Medicine. After residency he completed an Endocrinology fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Upon completing the fellowship, he stayed on as faculty. He also went on to complete a Master of Science in Clinical Investigation from the University of Mississippi School of Health-Related Professions.
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Practice Locations
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Grants Ferry - UMMC
1010 Lakeland Place, Flowood, MS 39232 View Location |
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Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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UMMC Colony Park South
326 Commerce Center Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157 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: | Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Internship: | Marshall University School of Medicine |
| Medical Education: | J.J.M. Medical School |
| Residency: | Marshall University School of Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Medical Director, Clinical Research and Trials Unit, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2020 - Present |
| Associate Program Director, Endocrinology Fellowship Program, School of Pharmacy, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 02/2018 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 04/2017 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 12/2016 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2013 - 12/2023 |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 11/2015 - 12/2025 |
| Certification, American Board of Pediarics | 10/2015 - 12/2025 |
| Certification, Certified Clinical Densitometrist, International Society of Clinical Densitometry | 07/2016 - 07/2021 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 06/2013 - 06/2021 |
| DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration | |
| NPI, National Plan & Enumeration System |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Certificate of appreciation, GV Montgomery VA Medical Center | |
| Fellow of American College of Endocrinology, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology | |
| Fellow of Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research, Academy of Physicians in Clinical Research | |
| Best Resident in Adolescent Medicine, Dept. of Pediatrics, Marshall University School of Medicine | |
| Chief Resident, Internal Medicine-Pediatrics, Marshall University School of Medicine | |
| Top reviewers for Medicine, Publons | |
| Sentinel of Science:Medicine, Publons | |
| Member, LEAD program, American Association of Bone and Mineral Research |