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Hamdi Sukkarieh, MD

Hamdi Sukkarieh, MD

Associate Professor

Department:
SOM-Orthopedic Surgery

Email:
hsukkarieh@umc.edu

Work Phone:
(601) 984-6525

Biography

Dr. Hamdi Sukkarieh joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in August of 2018. After earning his Bachelor’s in biology in 2004 and his M.D. in 2008 at the American University of Beirut, Dr. Sukkarieh finished an orthopedic surgery residency at the American University of Beirut Medical Center from 2008-2014. He then trained in Adult Spine Surgery after completing two spine surgery fellowships at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics from 2014-2015 and at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center from 2015-2016. Dr. Sukkarieh then completed two Pediatric Orthopaedic and Scoliosis Surgery fellowships at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, from 2016-2017, and at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, from 2017-2018. The author or coauthor of 16 articles in peer-reviewed professional publications, Dr. Sukkarieh is an active committee member of POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America), SRS (Scoliosis Research Society), PSSG (Pediatric Spine Study Group), AO Spine North America and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.

Education

Massachusetts General Hospital, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery2018
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery2017
University of Alabama at Birmingham Medical Center, MD, Spine Surgery2016
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, MD, Spine Surgery2015
American University of Beirut Medical Center, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery2014
American University of Beirut Medical Center, MD, General Surgery2009
American University of Beirut, MD, Medicine2008
American University of Beirut, BS, Biology2004

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, CITI Program09/2018 - Present
Certification, ECFMG01/2013 - Present
DEA, DEA
Licensure, MS State Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure09/2018 - Present
Licensure, USML3 Step 3
Licensure, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills
Licensure, USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge
Licensure, USMLE Step 1 Basic Science

Current Positions

Associate Director, School of Medicine07/2021 - Present
Associate Director07/2021 - Present
Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery08/2018 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery07/2023 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi 39216