Life is active for Meaghan Odum of Jackson. The wife, mother, community volunteer, doctoral student, manager and influencer isn’t letting breast cancer stop her.

Links between sharp spikes in blood pressure during pregnancy and serious health conditions down the road for both moms and babies will be studied for the first time in Mississippi.

With a passion for innovation and mentorship, Dr. Rakesh Chandra joins UMMC as chair of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. A nationally recognized surgeon, educator and leader, Chandra brings more than two decades of academic experience and a vision for expanding specialty care across Mississippi.

Medical Center faculty and staff often are recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for their academic or medical achievements. These accolades place UMMC among health science centers worldwide.

Medical Center leadership is proud to announce the following additions to its faculty and leadership staff.

Medical Center leadership is proud to acknowledge those employees who will celebrate service anniversaries during the week of October 13 - 19.