Sabahat Afshan, MD
Specialties: Children's Nephrology
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Sabahat Afshan joined University of Mississippi Medical Center in September 2014 after completing fellowship in pediatric nephrology at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN. She worked as a clinical fellow for a year and research fellow for two years. During that time, received grants from Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital to work on a project to understand glomerular specificity and function of anti DNA antibodies in induction of glomerulonephritis in patients with SLE. Presented at American Society of Nephrology and Southern Regional Meeting.
She received medical education from Quad E Azam Medical College Bahawalpur-Pakistan and worked as a general practitioner before moving to North America. Dr. Afshan completed residency training in general pediatrics at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY.
She is board certified in general pediatrics and pediatric nephrology; member of American Society of Nephrology and American Society of Pediatric Nephrology.
Practice Locations
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Eli Manning Children’s Clinics - 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: | Pediatrics, Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology |
| Fellowship: | University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine |
| Internship: | Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BV Hospital) |
| Medical Education: | Quaid-E-Azam Medical College |
| Residency: | Brooklyn Hospital Center |
| Residency: | Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BV Hospital) |
| Residency: | Bahawal Victoria Hospital (BV Hospital) |
Experience
Current Positions
| Director Pediatric Dialysis and Transplant, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2023 - Present |
| Interim Division Chief, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2023 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2021 - Present |
| M4 Course Director, Pediatric Nephrology, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 03/2020 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology | 04/2018 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics | 06/2013 - Present |
| NPI, National Provider Identification | |
| Licensure, MS Medical Licensure | 04/2014 - 06/2025 |
| DEA, DEA | 04/2014 - 06/2026 |
| Certification, BLS | |
| Certification, PALS | |
| Certification, Education Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates | 01/2006 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Most Promising Award ''Outstanding Junior Faculty in Pediatrics by Mid-Level and Senior Faculty'', University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2019 |
| ASN Travel Support Award to Attend Advances in Research Conference: Autoimmunity and Alloimmunity, ASN Kidney Week | 2012 |
| Travel Grant To Attend Symposium, American Society of Transplant | 2012 |