Licy Yanes Cardozo, MD
Specialties: Endocrinology and Diabetes
Gender: Female
Biography: Licy L. Yanes Cardozo, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Medicine/Endocrinology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She received her Medical Degree at the National University of Asuncion (Paraguay) and performed her residency in Internal Medicine at the same institution. Later on, she performed postdoctoral studies studying the mechanisms by which androgens regulate blood pressure under the mentorship of Dr. Jane Reckelhoff at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. After she rose to the academic rank of Assistant Professor in Physiology, she joined the Department of Medicine, where she completed a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
She is a physician-scientist with dual appointments as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Pharmacology and Toxicology and Medicine (Endocrinology) at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She is engaged in basic and clinical research and clinical practice. Her research focuses on the mechanisms by which androgen excess mediates cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in women. She has published over 70 original manuscripts and book chapters. Her research has been funded by the American Heart Association, Endocrine Fellows Foundation, and National Institutes of Health.
My Approach to Healthcare
I am a physician-scientist and practicing endocrinologist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. My research focuses on the cardiometabolic complications caused by abnormal levels of sex steroids, particularly androgens in women, which I have studied for the last 20 years. I lead a research team studying different therapeutic options to effectively and safely treat the cardiometabolic complications found in women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). I blend my research knowledge with the latest discoveries in my clinic to provide the best medical care. When patients come to my clinic, I make sure they feel comfortable, heard, and cared for in the best and most compassionate way possible. I have a holistic approach to treating the disease and all the psychological turmoil that comes with that disease. My main goal is to alleviate the fear, anguish, confusion, and sometimes anger accompanying an endocrine disorder diagnosis. I am living my calling; being a physician-scientist is an honor and privilege I carry in my heart.
Practice Locations
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Grants Ferry - UMMC
1010 Lakeland Place, Flowood, MS 39232 View Location |
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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: | Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism |
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Internship: | University of Asuncion, Facultad de Medicine |
| Medical Education: | University of Asuncion, Facultad de Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Residency: | University of Asuncion, Facultad de Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, MS 39216 | 07/2023 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine | 06/2022 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2019 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics Department University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2015 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2024 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, American Board of Internal Medicine | 07/2015 - Present |
| Certification, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medicine Licensure | 2010 - Present |
| Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine | 2013 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Award, Gordon Research Conferences | 2021 |
| Fellow, Southern Society of Clinical Investigation | 2021 |
| Excellence in Research Award (Gold Level), University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2019 |
| Trailblazer Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center-School of Medicine | 2019 |
| Excellence in Research Award (Silver Level), University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2018 |
| Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) Travel award, Endocrine Society | 2018 |
| Stanley Chapman Young Investigator Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center-Dept. of Medicine | 2016 |
| Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) Mentoring Network Award, Endocrine Society | 2015 |
| Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) Fellow, Endocrine Society | 2015 |
| Research Fellow Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Dept. of Medicine | 2014 |
| Clinical Fellows Abstract Award/Travel Grants in Women Health, Endocrine Society/Pzifer | 2014 |
| First Place, abstract competition, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Dept. of Medicine | 2012 |
| Excellence in Research Award (Bronze level), University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2009 |
| Finalist Amgen Postdoctoral Award, American Physiological Society, Renal Section | 2006 |
| Travel Award, American Heart Association, Council on Basic Cardiovascular Sciences | 2005 |
| Best Abstract Award, Paraguayan Society of Cardiology | 2005 |
| Caroline Tum Suden Professional Opportunity Award, American Physiological Society | 2005 |
| Travel award, International Union of Physiological Societies | 2005 |
| Travel Award, Experimental Biology Satellite Meeting Coordinating hemodynamics and filtration function of the kidney | 2005 |
| Travel award, American Heart Association | 2005 |
| Summa Cum Laude, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, School of Medicine | 1997 |