Lauren A. Grillis, AuD, CCC-A
Specialties: Children's Audiology, Audiology
Gender: Female
Biography: Ashley Grillis obtained her Doctor of Audiology in 2013 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Knoxville. She joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center in January 2017 as an assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery. Her clinical duties include diagnostic and treatment for the pediatric population, with specific interest in cochlear implants and early intervention. Dr. Grillis serves as Team Lead for Pediatric Audiology Services at UMMC. Grillis has previously served as the educational audiologist at the Mississippi School for the Deaf in Jackson and a clinical audiologist at Bridgewater Balance and Hearing in Knoxville, Tennessee. Grillis serves on several state and national committees including American Speech-Language- Hearing Association Committee of Ambassadors, American Cochlear Implant Alliance state champion, Mississippi Department of Health Advisory Council, Mississippi Early Hearing Detection and Intervention program advisory council, and Mississippi Speech Hearing Association audiology committee.
Practice Locations
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Lakeland Medical - UMMC
764 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi Hospital - Blair E. Batson Tower
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 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: | Audiologist |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 01/2017 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Pediatric Audiology Speciality Certification | 05/2021 - 05/2027 |
| Certification, Certificate of Clinical Competency in Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | 07/2013 - Present |
| Certification, American Academy of Audiology | 09/2013 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Department of Health | 03/2015 - Present |
| Licensure, Tennessee State Department of Health | 08/2013 - 05/2015 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| ASHA Award for Continuing Education, American Speech- Language-Hearing Association | 2024 |
| Audiologist of the Year, UMMC Audiology | 2022 |
| Extra Mile Award, UMMC Otolaryngology | 2021 |
| Preceptor of the Year, UMMC Audiology | 2017 |