Vincent E. Herrin, MD

Vincent E. Herrin, MD

Specialties: Hematology/Oncology, Internal Medicine, Leukemias, Lymphomas and Myelomas

Gender: Male

Biography: Hobbies include family time; hiking; volunteer work at church; reading history; music.
Medical missions: Kericho, Kenya, June 2005; Uganda, July 2005; Sao Paulo and Amazon, Brazil, January 2007; Romania, June 2007, June 2008, October 2009; Papua New Guinea, January 2010; Ukraine, July 2013

Practice Locations

1 Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213
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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: Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship:University of Mississippi 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

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine07/2014 - Present
Residency Program Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2006 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center2005 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Re-certification, Internal Medicine11/2011 - 12/2021
Certification, Oncology, ABIM11/2001 - 11/2011
Licensure, MS State Board of Medical Licensure07/1995 - 06/2014
Re-certification, Hematology, ABIM11/2011 - 12/2021

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

LEAD Award, First class of Recipients, American College of Physicians2009
Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Department of the Navy2005
Defense Meritorious Service Award, US Department of Defense2004
Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, US Department of the Navy2002
First Place, Associates Presentation Competition, Mississippi Chapter of American College of Physicians
FIrst Place, Associates Presentation Program, Mississippi-Louisiana Regional Chapter Meeting, American College of Physicians
First Place, Associates Presentation Competition, Mississippi Chapter of American College of Physicians