Dobbs, Thomas E., M.D.
Gender: Male
Biography: Thomas Dobbs assumed the role of Dean of the John D. Bower School of Population Health on August 1, 2022. In addition to his role as Dean, Dr. Dobbs teaches Epidemiology for the School of Population Health and the School of Health-Related Professions. He has a clinical position within the Division of Infectious Disease, working specifically in the fields of HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections with a focus on the intersection of disease and the social determinants of health.
Dr. Dobbs has a long career working at the crossroads of clinical medicine and public health as a physician, researcher and public health leader. He has held numerous leadership roles within the Mississippi State Department of Health including State Epidemiologist and State Health Officer (a role through which he directed the state's response to the COVID pandemic). In his role as State Health Officer, Dr. Dobbs focused the agency on addressing the numerous health inequities that plague our state. Additionally, he has worked in leadership roles nationally and internationally in the fight against diseases such as HIV and tuberculosis.
Practice Locations
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Jackson Medical Mall - UMMC Clinics
350 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 View Location |
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Jackson Medical Mall - UMMC Clinics
350 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Jackson, MS 39213 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: | Infectious Disease, Internal Medicine |
| Fellowship: | Wake Forest University Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Graduate School: | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Internship: | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Medical Education: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Residency: | The University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Experience
Current Positions
| Dean, School of Population Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 08/2022 - Present |
| Medical Director Crossroads STD Clinic, School of Population Health, Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson 39216 | 08/2022 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 08/2022 - Present |
| Clinical Consultant, Southeastern National TB Center | 11/2010 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2005 - 12/2025 |
| Certification, Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine | 08/2000 - 12/2031 |
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| Licensure, Medical | 06/2000 - 06/2023 |
| DEA, DEA | 06/2021 - 06/2022 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| UMMC Endowed Chair in Health Disparities, UMMC | 2024 |
| Golden Champion Award, My Brother's Keeper | 2023 |
| Alfio Rausa Public Health Leadership Award, Mississippi Public Health Association | 2022 |
| Mississippi Top 50 Influential Leaders, MSTop50 | 2022 |
| Rural Health Award, Mississippi Rural Health Association | 2021 |
| Mary Ann Sones Distinguished Leadership Award, Mississippi Rural Health Association | 2021 |
| PREPS Partner Award, Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools | 2021 |
| Presidential Award, Mississippi Academy of Sciences | 2021 |
| President Circle Award, Mississippi Public Health Association | 2020 |
| Alfio Rausa Medical Section Award, Mississippi Public Health Association | 2020 |
| 2020 Regions TEACH Prize Finalists/Nelson Order Finalist, UMMC | 2020 |
| Aaron Shirley, MD Distinguished Indigent Care Award, Community Health Center Association of Mississippi | 2020 |