Bushra Syed, MD
Specialties: Nephrology, Nephrology and Kidney Transplant
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Syed joined UMC in 2020 as an Assistant Professor for Nephrology and Transplant. She obtained her Bachelors in Medicine and Surgery from the Aga Khan University in Pakistan. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center. She completed her Nephrology Fellowship and Transplant Nephrology Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. She is a member of the American Society of Transplantation, National Kidney Foundation, and American Society of Nephrology.
Practice Locations
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Jackson Medical Mall - UMMC Clinics
350 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: | Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Nephrology |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| Fellowship: | Cleveland Clinic Foundation |
| Internship: | St. Barnabas Hospital |
| Medical Education: | Aga Khan University, Medical College |
| Residency: | St. Barnabas Hospital |
Experience
Current Positions
| Director, Living Kidney Donation at University of Mississippi Medical Center | 05/2025 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2020 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 03/2020 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine -Nephrology | 12/2019 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine-Internal Medicine | 10/2017 - 10/2027 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Clinical Nephrology Fellow of the year, Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 2019 |
| Chief Nephrology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic Foundation | 2018 |
| Outstanding Resident Award, Saint Barnabas Medical Center | 2017 |
| Outstanding Intern Award, Saint Baranbas Medical Center | 2015 |