George E. Abraham  III, MD

George E. Abraham III, MD

Specialties: Pulmonary and Critical Care, Lung Cancers and Mesothelioma

Gender: Male

Practice Locations

1 Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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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, Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease
Fellowship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Education:University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Care, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921607/2017 - Present
Medical Director, Department of Respiratory Therapy, Hinds Community College Allied Health Center, Jackson, MS 3921609/2010 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine07/2021 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine11/2011 - Present
Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease10/2010 - Present
Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine09/2006 - 09/2016

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Outstanding Service Faculty Award, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center2018
ASB Executive Task Force
Chancellor's Honor Roll
Dean's Honor Roll
English Honor Society
Fraternity Officer
Golden Key National Honor Society
Mathematics Honor Society
Pre-Med Honor Society
Society of Physics Students/President
Technical Committee Chairman, Carl G. Ever's Soceity
Scientific Poster Recognition Award, 92nd Annual Scientific Assembly of the Southern Medical Association
Smith and Nephew, Inc. Grant in recognition of a presentation, Southern Orthopedic Association Conference