Craft, Barbara S., M.D.
Specialties: Hematology/Oncology, Breast Cancers
Gender: Female
Biography: A family member who died of cancer led Dr. Craft to oncology, but the patients she treats every day keep her there. Medicine was a long time interest for the Long Beach native. "I liked oncology in medical school but also had personal reasons," she said. Having practiced in this field for several years, she turns to her patients for inspiration. As part of the University Cancer Care team, Dr. Craft chairs the Breast Conference each week where physicians gather to discuss current patient issues, work with clinical trials and do research on drugs which treat breast cancer. She is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Oncology, director of the Breast Cancer Treatment and Prevention Program and Cancer Institute Medical Director for University Physicians. Dr. Craft also serves on the Jackson Leadership Council with the American Cancer Society as the chair of the Quality of Life committee, she sits on the Board for the Komen Foundation, and is a sustaining member of the Jackson Cancer League. She is married to Dr. Jason Craft, an orthopedic surgeon, and has two children.
Practice Locations
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Cancer Center and Research Institute - UMMC
350 W. 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.
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: | Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology |
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2018 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/2008 - Present |
| Licensure, Board Certified, ABIM | 2004 - Present |
| Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support | 2004 - 2011 |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board Licensure, Mississippi State Board | 2001 - 2011 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Breast Cancer Champion of the Year, American Cancer Society | 2022 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award, The Pillars, Recognition of Service and Inclusive Excellence | 2018 |
| Spirit of Innovation, Susan G. Komen, Central MS | 2017 |
| Spirit of the Promise Individual, Susan G. Komen, Central MS | 2017 |
| Best Doctors in America, Best Doctors, Inc. | 2013 |
| Clinical Medicine Preceptor | 2005 |
| Chief Resident | 2004 |
| Clinical Medicine Preceptor | 2004 |
| Resident of the Year, Carl G Evers Society | 2004 |
| Golden Key National Honor Society | 1994 |
| ACT Academic Scholarship | 1992 |
| University Honors Program Scholarship | 1992 |
| Schreiter Award | |
| Honors Graduate |