Zaza, Mouayyad, M.D.
Specialties: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Critical Care
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Zaza was born in Syria and moved to Qatar at a young age where he grew up and eventually went to medical school at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar. After that, he moved to Houston to pursue General Surgery residency at the Houston Methodist Hospital followed by fellowship in Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Texas Health Science at Houston.
He joined the division of Trauma and Critical Care in the Department of Surgery at UMMC in late 2019. His interests include surgical education, operative management of chest wall trauma and process and quality improvement.
My Approach to Healthcare
My approach is patient-centered and focuses on prioritizing what is best for the patient first. To achieve that, team leadership is important to ensure all members are prepared to care for the patient. It is also crucial to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the system we function in to avoid pitfalls and optimize areas of inefficiency. Treating patients like one's family is an excellent compass to maintain dedication and clarity when challenges arise.
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.
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: | Surgery, Surgical Critical Care |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Internship: | Methodist Hospital (Houston) |
| Medical Education: | Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar |
| Residency: | Methodist Hospital (Houston) |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4500 | 12/2019 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License | |
| Certification, Surgical Critical Care | 09/2019 - Present |
| Certification, General Surgery | 11/2017 - 12/2028 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Medical Student Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery | 2023 |
| Best Visiting Lecturer, Department of Emergency Medicine | 2022 |