Hamdi Sukkarieh, MD
Specialties: Orthopaedic, Children's Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Spine
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Hamdi Sukkarieh joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in August of 2018. After earning his Bachelor’s in biology in 2004 and his M.D. in 2008 at the American University of Beirut, Dr. Sukkarieh finished an orthopedic surgery residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center from 2008-2014. He then trained in Adult Spine Surgery after completing two spine surgery fellowships at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 2014-2015 and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center from 2015-2016. Dr. Sukkarieh then completed two Pediatric Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery fellowships at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, from 2016-2017, and at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, from 2017-2018. The author or coauthor of 16 articles in peer-reviewed professional publications, Dr. Sukkarieh is an active committee member of POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America), SRS (Scoliosis Research Society), PSSG (Pediatric Spine Study Group), AO Spine North America and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.
My Approach to Healthcare
My approach to healthcare is a patient-centered one. I believe in treating patients and their families with dignity, respect and compassion, communicating and coordinating their care over time, and tailoring the care to suit their needs and what they want to achieve. I believe in respecting their individual preferences and diversity, recognizing their needs and respecting their right to make health-related decisions and choices.
Practice Locations
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Children’s of Mississippi - Tupelo Specialty Clinic
1150 S. Green St., Tupelo, MS 38804 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi - Gulf Coast Specialty Clinic
1721 Medical Park Drive, Biloxi, MS 39532 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi - Hattiesburg
2109 Hardy St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401 View Location |
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University Hospital - 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
| Fellowship: | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Fellowship: | Rainbow Babies' & Children's Hospital |
| Fellowship: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Fellowship: | University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics |
| Internship: | American University of Beirut |
| Medical Education: | American University of Beirut |
| Medical Education: | American University of Beirut |
| Residency: | American University of Beirut |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Director, School of Medicine, UMMC | 07/2021 - Present |
| Associate Director, UMMC | 07/2021 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State Street | 08/2018 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, UMMC | 07/2023 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, CITI Program | 09/2018 - Present |
| Certification, ECFMG | 01/2013 - Present |
| DEA, DEA | |
| Licensure, MS State Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 09/2018 - Present |
| Licensure, USML3 Step 3 | |
| Licensure, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills | |
| Licensure, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge | |
| Licensure, USMLE Step 1 Basic Science |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Ronald J. Kendig Professor Of The Year Award 2020-2021, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation | 2021 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, AOA Honor Medical Society | 2008 |