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 View Location |
2
Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 View Location |
3
UMMC Madison Medical Clinics
163 River Oaks Drive, Canton, MS 39046 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: | 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 39216 | 07/2019 - Present |
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2018 - Present |
Associate Director, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, MS 39216 | 2016 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
Certification, Fellow, American Board of Surgeons | 10/2017 - Present |
Licensure, Complex General Surgical Oncology | 04/2016 - 12/2026 |
Certification, FLS, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery | 2013 - 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 License | 2013 - Present |
Licensure, MS State Board of Medical Licensure | 2011 - Present |
Certification, American Board of Surgery | 05/2014 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
Carl G Evers, MD Society, Hall of Fame, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2023 |
Carl G. Evers, MD Society, All-Star Attending Award, University of Mississippi Medical School, School of Medicine | 2022 |
University of Mississippi School of Medicine Alumni Early Career Achievement Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
Carl G. Evers, MD Society, All-Star Attending Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2021 |
Alpha Omega Alpha, Medical Honors Society, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
Trailblazer Award for Excellence in Medical Education, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
Department of Surgery, Division Teaching Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery | 2020 |
Robert E. Schmieg, Jr. MD Resident Advocacy Award, Univeristy of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery | 2020 |
Carl G. Evers, MD Society, All-Star Attending Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 2020 |
Department of Surgery, Division Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery | 2019 |
Fred W. Rushton, Jr. MD Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery | 2018 |
Robert E. Schmieg, Jr. MD Resident Advocacy Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Surgery | 2017 |
Phi Kappa Phi University Honor Society | 2000 |
Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society | 1999 |
Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society | 1999 |