Black, William H., M.D.
Specialties: Mohs Surgery, Melanoma and Skin Cancers
Gender: Male
Biography: William Black, MD, is a Professor of Dermatology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. A native of Brandon, Mississippi, he was a Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude graduate of Millsaps College ('01), and a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine ('08). He completed his dermatology residency at the University of South Florida and went on to complete fellowship in Mohs Micrographic Surgery at UT Southwestern in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Black was the first fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon at UMMC, and he has performed over 11,000 Mohs cases since joining the faculty. In 2018, Black started the first Mohs Micrographic Surgery fellowship in Mississippi and currently serves as fellowship program director. He is a frequent lecturer at local and national meetings and has published multiple articles in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Black enjoys weight lifting and pickup basketball games. He loves to spend time with his wife Katie and two young daughters. He is an active member of the American College of Mohs Surgery and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery, as well as the American Academy of Dermatology.
My Approach to Healthcare
My primary job is to remove skin cancers from sensitive areas in such a way that they will not return. Treating over 2,000 cancers per year, I do more of this work than any provider in Mississippi. My second job is to help patients heal in a functional and cosmetic manner. I take great pride in executing the method of wound repair that will result in the best outcome for each individual. And while we are a high-volume clinic, my team treats each patient with the respect and concern that we would want for our own family members.
Practice Locations
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Face and Skin Center - UMMC
201 Northlake Ave., 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: | Dermatology, Dermatology, Procedural Dermatology |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas Southwestern Medical School |
| Internship: | University of South Florida |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Residency: | University of South Florida |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS | 07/2013 - Present |
| Program Director of Mohs Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2018 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Subspecialty Board Certification, American Board of Dermatology | 10/2021 - 12/2031 |
| Certification, Board Certification, American Board of Dermatology | 2013 - 12/2022 |
| Licensure, State of Mississippi, Medical Licensing Board | 07/2013 - 06/2018 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Trailblazer Teaching Award, Univ of MS SOM Office of Medical Education | 2019 |
| Faculty Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Dermatology | 2015 |
| Magna cum laude graduate (#2 class rank), UMMC School of Medicine | 2008 |
| "Medical Reunion" full tuition scholarship, UMMC School of Medicine | 2007 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha junior inductee, UMMC School of Medicine | 2007 |
| Preventive Medicine Award, UMMC School of Medicine | 2006 |
| Pathology Award, UMMC School of Medicine | 2006 |
| Physiology Award, UMMC School of Medicine | 2005 |
| President's Fellowship, Georgia Institute of Technology | 2002 |
| Phi Beta Kappa inductee, Millsaps College | 2001 |