Michael W. Morris  Jr., MD

Michael W. Morris Jr., MD

Specialties: Children's General Surgery

Gender: Male

Practice Locations

1 Eli Manning Children’s Clinics - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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2 UMMC Grenada Hospital
960 JK Avent Drive, Grenada, MS 38901
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3 Children's of Mississippi - Meridian Specialty Clinic
1516 23rd Ave., Meridian, MS 39301
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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: Surgery, Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Fellowship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Education:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Interim Program Director, School of Medicine07/2024 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine07/2022 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Mississippi State Medical Board of Licensure03/2012 - Present
Certification, American Board of Surgery03/2018 - Present
Certification, American Board of Surgery03/2016 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Teacher of the Year, UMMC, Department of Surgery2019
specialty fellow, American Academy of Pediatrics2018
M3 Allstar Teaching Award, UMMC, Evers Society2015
Arnold P. Gold Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, UMMC, Gold humanism honor society2015
Anita Roberts (Young Investigator) Award, Wound Healing Society2015
administrative chief resident, UMMC, Department of Surgery2014
inducted member, Alpha Omega Alpha2014
Excellence in Teaching, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery2012