Wayne S. Orr, MD

Wayne S. Orr, MD

Specialties: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology, General Surgery, Sarcomas (Bone and Soft Tissue Cancers), Pancreas, Liver and Bile Duct Cancers, Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers, Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Melanoma and Skin Cancers

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr. Orr earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Delta State University prior to graduating from The University of Mississippi Medical Center School of Medicine. He proceeded to do his General Surgery Residency at University of Tennessee Health Science Center followed by a Research Fellowship at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and a Complex General Surgical Oncology Fellowship at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Since joining the UMMC faculty in 2015, his partnership with prominent domestic / international peers has earned him the reputation as a clinical innovator and leading voice within the surgical oncology community.

Practice Locations

1 Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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2 Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213
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3 UMMC Madison Medical Clinics
163 River Oaks Drive, Canton, MS 39046
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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, Surgical Oncology
Fellowship:Unknown Medical Education
Internship:Unknown Medical Education
Residency:University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Experience

Current Positions

Division Chief, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921607/2019 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921607/2018 - Present
Associate Director, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, MS 392162016 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Fellow, American Board of Surgeons10/2017 - Present
Licensure, Complex General Surgical Oncology04/2016 - 12/2026
Certification, FLS, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery2013 - Present
Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support(ATLS)2006 - Present
Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS)2006 - Present
Licensure, Texas State Board of Medical Examiners Medical License2013 - Present
Licensure, MS State Board of Medical Licensure2011 - Present
Certification, American Board of Surgery05/2014 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Carl G Evers, MD Society, Hall of Fame, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine2023
Carl G. Evers, MD Society, All-Star Attending Award, University of Mississippi Medical School, School of Medicine2022
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Alumni Early Career Achievement Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center2021
Carl G. Evers, MD Society, All-Star Attending Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine2021
Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honors Society, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center2021
Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Medical Education, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center2021
Department of Surgery, Division Teaching Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery2020
Robert E. Schmieg, Jr. MD Resident Advocacy Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery2020
Carl G. Evers, MD Society, All-Star Attending Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine2020
Department of Surgery, Division Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery2019
Fred W. Rushton, Jr. MD Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery2018
Robert E. Schmieg, Jr. MD Resident Advocacy Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery2017
Phi Kappa Phi University Honor Society2000
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society1999
Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society1999