Gina D. Jefferson, MD
Specialties: Head and Neck Cancers, ENT Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Head and Neck Oncology and Endocrine Surgery
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Gina Jefferson is a Professor of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She serves as chief of the busy division of Head and Neck Oncologic and Microvascular Reconstructive Surgery for the department. After completing residency at Loma Linda University and fellowship at the University of Miami, Dr. Jefferson began her career at the University of Mississippi. She is heavily engaged in educational programming and efforts at improving diversity, equity and inclusion for under-represented persons in medicine and toward achieving equitable care and outcomes for head and neck cancer patients.
Practice Locations
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Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 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: | Otolaryngology |
| Fellowship: | University of Miami Hospital and Clinics |
| Graduate School: | Arrowhead Regional Medical Center |
| Graduate School: | LAC-King-Drew Medical Center |
| Graduate School: | LAC-King-Drew Medical Center |
| Graduate School: | Howard University Hospital |
| Internship: | Howard University Hospital |
| Medical Education: | Case Western Reserve University School Of Medicine |
| Residency: | Loma Linda University Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, UMMC | 07/2020 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 11/2017 - Present |
| Division Chief, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 08/2017 - Present |
| Vice Chair, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 08/2017 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 08/2017 - Present |
| Licensure, Illinois Division of Professional Regulation | 03/2013 - 07/2020 |
| Certification, The American Board of Otolaryngology | 06/2009 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Inducted, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2021 |
| Society of University Otolaryngologists Simulation Bootcamp Grant, Society of University Otolaryngologists | 2019 |
| Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Mississippi Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences | 2018 |
| Faculty Rising Star, University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery | 2014 |
| Health Disparities Research Training Program Scholar, University of Alabama Minority Health & Health Disparities Research Center | 2012 |
| Faculty Teacher of the Year, University of Mississippi Department of Otolaryngology and Communicative Sciences | 2012 |
| Leadership Institute Award Recipient, Society of Black Academic Surgeons (SBAS) | 2012 |
| Minority Faculty Career Development Award, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) | 2011 |
| Outstanding Resident Research Award, National Medical Association Section Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery | 2008 |
| Outstanding Resident Research Award, National Medical Association Section Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery | 2006 |
| Resident Research Forum 3rd Place Cash Award, Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine | 2006 |
| Medical Alumni Association Award, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine | 2000 |
| Award & Grant, Eli Lilly & Company | 1994 |
| John Logan Distinguished Student Award, Purdue University | 1994 |
| Scholar, HCEM/Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 1993 |
| Academic All Big Ten Student Athlete, Big Ten Athletic Conference | 1993 |
| Board of Trustees Award & Grant, Amoco Incorporated | 1992 |
| Athletic Scholarship for Track & Field, Purdue University | 1991 |
| Award & Grant, Air Products Incorporation | 1991 |
| Scholarship, Shaker Heights Rotary Club | 1991 |
| Purdue University-NASA Lewis Research Center Engineering Scholarship, Purdue University & NASA Lewis Research Center | 1990 |