Kelly A. Brister, MD

Kelly A. Brister, MD

Specialties: Surgical Oncology and Endocrinology

Gender: Female

Biography: Kelly Brister, MD, a board certified colorectal surgeon, joined UMMC in the Division of Surgical Oncology. She grew up in Jackson, MS and graduated from Mississippi College. She completed her medical degree and general surgery residency at UMMC and completed a fellowship in colorectal surgery at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She treats all facets of colorectal surgery and specializes in minimally invasive colorectal surgery.

My Approach to Healthcare

I approach each patient as individuals and meet them where they are to ensure they are fully comfortable and educated on treatment plan and informed to make decision about surgery.

Practice Locations

1 UMMC Madison Medical Clinics
163 River Oaks Drive, Canton, MS 39046
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2 UMMC Colony Park South
326 Commerce Center Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157
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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: Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Fellowship:University of South Florida
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Education:University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS 3921608/2021 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification09/2022 - Present
Certification, ABS General Surgery CE Board Certified06/2021 - Present
Certification, ABS General Surgery QE04/2021 - Present
Licensure, Mississippi Medical License06/2020 - Present
Certification, Fundamentals of Endoscopic Surgery2020 - Present
Certification, DaVinci Robotic Certification, Intuitive Surgical. Houston, Texas09/2019 - Present
Certification, Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery2018 - Present
Certification, Advanced Trauma Life Support2015 - Present
Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support2020 - Present
Certification, Basic Cardiac Life Support2020 - Present
Certification, USMLE, Step 32017 - Present
Certification, USMLE, Step 2 (CK/CS)2014 - Present
Certification, USMLE, Step 12013 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Division Teaching Award, Department of Surgery2024
Administrative Chief Resident, Department of Surgery2019
Robert E. & Margaret Shands Memorial Fund Scholarship, University of Mississippi School of Medicine2012