Gopinath Perumal, MD
Specialties: Children's Cardiac Surgery, Children's Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiac Surgery
Gender: Male
Biography: Gopinath Perumal MBBS, MS, Mch, FRCS Cth is from coimbatore,Tamil Nadu,India. He received his medical degree from MGR medical university and then went on to complete general surgery residency at Calicut Medical college, Kerala, India. He completed cardiothoracic residency from SCTIMST, trivandrum an institute of national importance. He further honed his skils in congenital heart surgery in Westmead children's Sydney, Queensland children's Brisbane, Benoiff children's, UCSF San Francisco and Texas children's, the nation's number one heart center. He has worked as surgeon and faculty in India, Australia and USA and has published peer reviewed articles. In his freetime he enjoys hiking and spending time with his daughter and family.
My Approach to Healthcare
As a congenital heart surgeon specializing in patients with congenital heart defects from newborn to adulthood, my practice demands perfect unison of head, heart and hands for optimal outcomes. My training and work experience form three different continents puts me in perfect shape to deliver the most appropriate care to this subset of patients which includes VAD implantation and heart transplantation. My approach is to deliver tailored care with a sharp scientific mind, in an empathetic and compassionate manner keeping the patient's medical and social needs at the forefront of all decision making during their hospital stay.
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 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: | Thoracic Surgery |
| Fellowship: | UCSF Benoiffs Children's Hospital |
| Fellowship: | Texas Children's Hospital |
| Fellowship: | Queensland Children's Hospital |
| Fellowship: | The Prince Charles Hospital |
| Fellowship: | Westmead Childrens Hospital |
| Internship: | Coimbatore medical College Hospital |
| Medical Education: | Coimbatore Medical College |
| Residency: | Medical College, Calicut University |
| Residency: | SCTIMST |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, UMMC | 05/2023 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Young innovator award, Paediatric Cardiac Society of India | 2012 |
| Best Poster, Chitrolsav, SCTIMST | 2011 |
| • First prize in General surgery national quiz -, KASICON | 2009 |
| Best short paper of the year, Calicut surgical club | 2008 |
| First prize in state and national general surgery quiz competition, ASICON | 2008 |
| Gold medal, Tamil Nadu ENT association | 2002 |