Laura R. Vick, MD
Specialties: Wound Care, General Surgery
Gender: Female
Biography: I grew up in Jackson. I went to college at Mississippi College. I then completed medical school and residency at UMC and am now on faculty in the Department of Surgery. I am married to Dr. Ken Vick, another general surgeon here at UMC. We have four children.
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.
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: | Surgery |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Director, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 10/2018 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine | 07/2017 - Present |
| M4 Rotations Director Surgery, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 03/2012 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Certified Wound Specialist - Physician, American Board of Wound Management | 12/2018 - 12/2022 |
| Certification, Surgeons as Educators, American College of Surgeons | 09/2017 - Present |
| Certification, Medical Education Research Certificate Program, AAMC | 10/2016 - Present |
| Certification, Board Certified Surgery, American Board of Surgery | 03/2013 - Present |
| Licensure, State of Mississippi Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | |
| DEA | |
| NPI | |
| Certification, Physician Wound Certification, Wound Educators .com | 11/2015 - Present |
| Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery | 02/2011 - Present |
| Certification, Instructor for Advanced Trauma Life Support | 2003 - 2012 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, Alpha Mississippi Chapter of Alpha Omega Alpha | 2021 |
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, UMMC Office of Medical Education | 2020 |
| All Star Attending, Carl G. Evers Society | 2018 |
| Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Surgery | 2015 |
| Faculty Teaching Award, Department of Surgery | 2012 |
| Top Gun Laparoscopy Competition, ACS Clinical Congress | 2011 |
| Evers' Society All Star Resident Teaching Award, Evers' Society | 2011 |
| Top Gun Laparoscopy Competition 2nd Place, UMMC | 2011 |
| Top Gun Laparoscopy Competition 1st Place, UMMC | 2010 |
| Surgical Jeopardy Contestant, ACS Clinical Congress | 2008 |
| Top Gun Laparoscopy Competition 2nd Place, ACS Clinical Congress | 2008 |
| Top Gun Laparoscopy Competition 2nd Place, UMMC | 2007 |
| Surgical Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Contestant, Spring ACS Meeting | 2007 |
| Surgical Jeopardy Team Championship, UMMC | 2007 |
| Surgical Jeopardy Team Championship, UMMC | 2006 |
| Intern Laparoscopy Competition 1st Place, UMMC | 2004 |
| UMC Residency Council Representative | 2004 |
| Surgical Jeopardy Team Championship, UMMC | 2004 |