Arnold, Peter B., M.D., Ph.D.
Specialties: General Plastic Surgery, Advanced Wound Care, General Reconstruction, Chest and Abdominal Wall Reconstruction, Hand Surgery and Trauma, Body Contouring, Children's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Breast Reconstruction
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Peter Arnold is a board-certified plastic surgeon who specializes in complex traumatic and surgical wound reconstruction. Dr. Arnold grew up in Minnesota and moved to Virginia while in high school. A graduate of Davidson College in North Carolina, he went on to obtain a PhD in somatosensory neurophysiology at the University of Tennessee, Memphis. He subsequently earned his MD from Virginia Commonwealth University and completed his plastic surgery training at the University of Virginia prior to joining the plastic surgery faculty at UMMC. Dr. Arnold is the Division Chief of Plastic Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He has been married to his wife, Catherine, for 24 years; they have three grown children. When not working, Dr. Arnold enjoys listening to all genres of music, cooking (Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, and BBQ), and gardening. Dr. Arnold is also an avid road cyclist.
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Merit Health Madison - UMMC
163 River Oaks Drive, Canton, MS 39046 View Location |
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UMMC Colony Park South
326 Commerce Center Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157 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.
Medicare health insurance plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage
- Medicare - Fee For Service
- Railroad Medicare - Fee for Service
- Shared Health Mississippi
- United Healthcare (except DSNP)
- Vantage Health Plan - Medicare Advantage
- Wellcare - Medicare Advantage
Medicaid health plans
- Mississippi Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Medicaid MS CHIP - Molina MS CHIP and United Healthcare
Dental plans
- Always Care
- Medicaid
- MS CAN - Magnolia Health Plan, Molina HealthCare, United Healthcare
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
Commercial, Marketplace and other health plans
- Always Care - Dental & Vision
- Avesis (Molina)
- Aetna Health Management
- Ambetter - Magnolia Health Plan
- American Life Care - PHCS/Multiplan
- Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi
- Cenpatico - Behavioral Health
- Cigna PPO and Behavioral Health (excludes transplants)
- Corvel Healthcare Corp
- 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
- Hattiesburg Clinic Professional Association - MPCN
- Interlink Health Services - Transplant Services
- LifeTrac - Transplant Services
- Mississippi Department of Rehab Services (MDRS)
- Mississippi Health Partners (MHP) - Family Medicine Only
- Mississippi Physicians Care Network (MPCN)
- Mississippi State Hospital
- 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 Services
- OptumHealth VA CCN
- PPO Plus, LLC/Zelis/Stratose
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Tricare
- United Healthcare - PPO Commercial, CHIP, MSCAN, Behavioral Health
- Vantage Health Plan - Commercial, PPACA Plan and Medicare Advantage Plan
- Veterans Administration
Education
| Board Certification: | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Internship: | University of Virginia School of Medicine |
| Medical Education: | Virginia Commonwealth Univ School of Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Chief Medical Officer for Hospital Operations, School of Medicine, UMMC | 01/2021 - Present |
| Chief of Surgery, Merit Madison, School of Medicine, UMMC, Canton, MS | 10/2020 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2019 - Present |
| Division Director, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 09/2017 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2015 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2015 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2014 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2014 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, American Board of Plastic Surgery-Diplomate | 11/2011 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 04/2010 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| MSMA Doctor of Distinction, 2013, Mississippi State Medical Association | 2013 |
| Research Grant Award,2007, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons | |
| 2010 Raymond F. Morgan Research Award for Plastic Surgery Residents, University of Virginia |