Amanda L. Witt, MD
Specialties: Neuromuscular
Gender: Female
Biography: Amanda Witt, MD is an Associate Professor and Neuromuscular Division Chief in the Department of Neurology at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS. She is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with subspecialty board certifications in neuromuscular and electrodiagnostic medicine. She attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical School at Southwestern in Dallas, TX, completed an internal medicine internship at Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas and a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation residency at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, TX. She then completed a fellowship in neuromuscular medicine at the U.C. Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA. She moved to Jackson, MS with her family in 2011. She takes care of patients of all ages with congenital or acquired disabilities with a focus on neuromuscular disorders and spasticity management. She is the clinical director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) clinic in Jackson, MS and lead investigator for the MOVR project through the MDA. She enjoys teaching students, residents and fellows. She is also an active member of the AANEM (American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine) and has served on their education committee since 2017.
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Riverchase - UMMC
2550 Flowood Drive, Flowood, MS 39232 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: | Pediatrics, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation |
| Fellowship: | University of California (Davis) Health System |
| Internship: | Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas |
| Medical Education: | University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine |
| Residency: | Baylor University Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, UMMC, Jackson 39216 | 07/2022 - Present |
| Division Chief, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, UMMC | 05/2017 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, UMMC | 2017 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine | 04/2018 - 04/2028 |
| Certification, Neuromuscular Medicine, Americal Board Of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 10/2011 - 12/2021 |
| Certification, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitaion | 07/2011 - 12/2021 |
| Licensure, Texas Medical Board | 08/2010 - 08/2014 |
| Licensure, MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE | 05/2011 - 06/2014 |
| Licensure, California Medical Board | 05/2010 - 04/2013 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School | 2006 |
| Phi Beta Kappa, Millsaps College | 2002 |
| JANET LYNNE SIMS AWARD FOR JR PREMED STUDENT, PHI BETA KAPPA |