Lucas H. Wilson, MD
Specialties: Children's Cardiology
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Wilson is a pediatric cardiologist at Children’s of Mississippi. He was born and raised in Meridian, MS and completed his undergraduate and medical training at the University of Mississippi before leaving the state for post-graduate training. He completed his residency at the University of Virginia and spent 4 years in Charleston, SC for fellowship training in pediatric cardiology and electrophysiology. Dr. Wilson provides care for children with all forms of heart disease, but has a special focus in the management of arrhythmias and other disorders of the heart’s electrical system, which can be treated with medications, pacemakers, defibrillators, or ablation procedures depending on the case. He is thrilled to be back with his family in Mississippi and looks forward to serving the people of this great state.
Practice Locations
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Children's of Mississippi - Meridian Specialty Clinic
1516 23rd Ave., Meridian, MS 39301 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi Hospital - Blair E. Batson Tower
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.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- 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
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- 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 Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology |
| Fellowship: | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
| Fellowship: | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
| Internship: | University Of Virginia |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University Of Virginia |
Experience
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, ABP Certification in Pediatric Cardiology | 11/2022 - Present |
| Certification, ABP Certification in General Pedatrics | 10/2018 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Most Promising Pediatric Faculty, UMMC Dept of Pediatrics | 2024 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | |
| Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Mississippi School of Medicine |