New faculty join UMMC academic ranks

Published on Monday, January 22, 2024

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

Dr. Hanan Ibrahim

Dr. Hanan Ibrahim, recently a rheumatology fellow at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, has joined the Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of medicine-rheumatology in the School of Medicine. 

Ibrahim earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree in 2015 at the Hashemite University Faculty of Medicine in Zarqa, Jordan. After a  transitional year in internal medicine at King Hussein Cancer Center, she completed her internal medicine residency at Henry Ford Hospital. 

Ibrahim has coauthored several scientific publications and has numerous abstracts, and oral and poster presentations to her credit.  She has made scientific presentations at a variety of regional and national conferences. Her volunteer experience includes participation in a worldwide corneal donation campaign.  

Ibrahim is a member of the Association of Women in Rheumatology, American College of Physicians, American College of Rheumatology, and Jordan Medical Association. 

Dr. Luiz M. Lima

Dr. Luiz M. Lima recently joined the Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of anesthesiology in the School of Medicine.  

He completed his fellowship in acute pain medicine and regional anesthesia at the Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York before arriving at UMMC. 

Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lima began his career in health care as a dentist lieutenant in the navy before pursuing a medical degree. He graduated from the Universidade Federal Fluminense in Rio de Janeiro and specialized in anesthesiology, becoming certified by the Brazilian Board of Anesthesiology in 2014. 

Lima has worked extensively both in military health care settings and in private practice, gaining experience in anesthesiology. His interest in regional anesthesia was sparked during his role as a dentist providing local anesthesia for facial/ dental procedures and performing nerve blocks during his anesthesia residency in Brazil. 

After completing his residency at UMMC, where he excelled became certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, Lima’s interest in regional anesthesia further developed with the fellowship. The opioid crisis and the significance of regional anesthesia in reducing opioid use during the perioperative period drove his research focus and clinical practice. 

Lima is actively involved in research, having co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national conferences, and is a member of prominent regional anesthesia societies in America and Europe. 

He was drawn to UMMC to teach residents about regional anesthesia and point-of-care ultrasound while contributing to improve the system to address the challenges posed by the opioid crisis in Mississippi. 

He is dedicated to advancing the field of anesthesiology. 

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Dr. John D. Morris

Dr. John D. Morris, recently a hospitalist at Anderson Regional Medical Center in Meridian, has joined the Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of pediatrics in the School of Medicine. 

Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Morris earned his medical degree at the UMMC School of Medicine in 2015 and completed his pediatrics residency, followed by a sports medicine fellowship, at the Medical Center. 

He is a former teacher, mentor and coach at East Rankin Academy in Pelahatchie. He also served as team physician for Belhaven University, Millsaps College and Jackson-area high schools. During football season, he also provided services at sports injury clinics. 

In 2020, he began practicing at Anderson Regional, serving Neshoba General Hospital in Philadelphia concurrently for one year by providing PRN pediatric hospitalist coverage.  

As a researcher, Morris has participated in several scientific projects and presentations.