Matthew L. Graves, MD
Specialties: Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Trauma, Orthopaedic Nonunions and Malunions
Gender: Male
Biography: Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, Dr. Graves attended Vanderbilt University for his undergraduate education and applied early admission to the University of Mississippi Medical School. After graduating medical school, he stayed at UMMC for his orthopedic surgery residency. He completed two fellowships elsewhere, but returned to UMMC in 2006 and joined the department. He was formerly Residency Program Director for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and was recently named Chair of the department in 2023. He is also the Hansjörg Wyss AO Medical Foundation Chair of Orthopaedic Trauma. He lectures nationally and internationally and has a primary clinical focus on complex fracture care and nonunions/malunions. His secondary focus is adult education.
My Approach to Healthcare
Trauma is a life altering event. As one of my colleagues says, we often see a patient on the worst day of his or her life. My goal is to try to bring some order to that chaos by providing patient-centered care which takes into account more than just the injuries.
Practice Locations
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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.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- 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
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- 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 Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Fellowship: | Harborview Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | Northern Nevada Medical Center |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UMMC | 2023 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2017 - Present |
| Hansjörg Wyss AO Medical Foundation Chair of Orthopaedic Trauma, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2011 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Re-certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, ABOS | 2019 - 12/2028 |
| Certification, ABOS Board Certification | 07/2008 - 12/2018 |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical License | 07/2003 - 06/2019 |
| Licensure, Washington Medical License | 08/2005 - 07/2006 |
| Licensure, Mississippi Medical License | 06/2001 - 06/2003 |
| Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor | 12/2001 |
| Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support | 03/2001 |
| Certification, Basic Life Support | 03/1999 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Ronald J Kendig Orthopaedic Professor of the Year Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2019 |
| Best Guest Lecture, UMMC Department of Emergency Medicine | 2014 |
| Best Guest Lecture, UMMC Department of Emergency Medicine | 2013 |
| Winner: Chief Resident Disputation, Co-Author, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2011 |
| Ronald J Kendig Orthopaedic Professor of the Year Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | 2010 |
| Winner: Chief Resident Disputation, Co-author, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2009 |
| Ronald J. Kendig Orthopaedic Professor of the Year Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2009 |
| Winner: Chief Resident Disputation, Co-author, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2008 |
| Ronald J. Kendig Orthopedic Professor of the Year Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2007 |
| Winner: Best Scientific Presentation, Mississippi Orthopaedic Society | 2006 |
| Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Sigma, and Gamma Beta Phi Honor Societies, Vanderbilt University | 1993 |
| Hansjorg Wyss AO Medical Foundation Chair of Orthopaedic Trauma, University of Mississippi Medical Center | |
| Howard Rosen Outstanding Table Instructor Award, AO North America | |
| Howard Rosen Outstanding Table Instructor Award, AO North America | |
| Pfizer Scholars in Pain Management Research Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center | |
| Donald T. Imrie Outstanding Orthopaedic Student Award, University of Mississippi Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | |
| Summa Cum Laude Graduate Honors Biology, Vanderbilt University | |
| Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship, Vanderbilt University | |
| Mars/Milky Way Athletic/Academic All-American Scholarship, Vanderbilt University |