Mark A. Dodson, MD
Specialties: Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Hand and Upper Extremity, Arthroscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Mark A. Dodson, recently a partner at Mid State Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Center in the Alexandria, Louisiana, area for 27 years, has joined the Medical Center faculty as an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery in the School of Medicine.
Dodson earned his medical degree in 1990 at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis. He completed a residency in orthopaedic surgery at the Alton Ochsner Medical Foundation, and a hand and upper extremity surgery fellowship In the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation at UMMC.
Board-certified in orthopaedic surgery, Dodson has also served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps, and as a clinical assistant professor at the Tulane University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in New Orleans.
He has held several leadership positions in the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association and is a member of several other professional organizations, including the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and American Foundation for Surgery of the Hand.
Dodson has participated in a number of professional presentations and is involved in several research projects. He has been awarded a patent for a modular distal radius retractor and related method.
My Approach to Healthcare
Upper extremity and hand injuries are often life-altering events. As surgeons, we frequently encounter patients on the worst day of their lives. My goal is to bring clarity and stability to that moment by delivering patient-centered care that addresses more than just the injury itself.
Practice Locations
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UMMC Madison Medical Clinics
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.
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
Behavioral health plans
- United Behavioral Health
- Cigna Behavioral Health
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
Education
| Board Certification: | Orthopaedic Surgery; Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery |
| Medical Education: | University Of Tennessee College Of Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 2026 - Present |
| Program Director, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 2026 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2023 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Tennessee State Board of Medical Examiners, Tennessee State Board | 1995 - Present |
| Licensure, Louisiana State Board of Medical Licensure, Louisiana State Board | 1991 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, Mississippi State Board | 2020 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | 1997 - 12/2007 |
| Re-certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | 2007 - 12/2017 |
| Re-certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | 2017 - 12/2027 |
| Re-certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | 2018 - 12/2037 |
| Re-certification, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery | 08/2023 - 12/2037 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| United States Patent / Anchoring Apparatus, United States Patent and Trademark Office | 2025 |
| Top Hand Poster Award / Obesity as a Risk Factor for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Relationship to Diabetes Mellitus, Plastic Surgery The Meeting / American Society of Plastic Surgeons | 2024 |
| United States Patent / Anchoring Apparatus, United States Patent and Trademark Office | 2023 |
| United States Patent / Modular Retractor and Related Method, United States Patent and Trademark Office | 2020 |
| Dodson Modular Retractor available through Innomed, https://www.innomed.net/PDFsInnomed/InnoDodsonModularRetractor.pdf | 2020 |
| Louisiana Life's Best Doctors List / Hand Surgery, New Orleans Magazine | 2019 |
| United States Patent / Modular Retractor and Related Method, United States Patent and Trademark Office | 2018 |
| Louisiana Life's Best Doctors List / Hand Surgery, New Orleans Magazine | 2018 |
| Louisiana Life's Best Doctors List / Hand Surgery, New Orleans Magazine | 2017 |
| Louisiana Life's Best Doctors List / Hand Surgery, New Orleans Magazine | 2016 |
| Dodson Extremity Skin Saver available through Innomed, #8628, https://www.innomed.net/PDFsInnomed/InnoDodsonExtremitySkinSaver.pdf | 2016 |
| United States Patent / Modular Retractor and Related Method, United States Patent and Trademark Office | 2015 |
| Louisiana Life's Best Doctors List / Hand Surgery, New Orleans Magazine | 2015 |
| Dodson Adson Rongeur available through Innomed, https://www.innomed.net/PDFsInnomed/InnoDodsonAdsonRongeur.pdf | 2014 |
| United States Patent / Improved distal radius plate, United States Patent and Trademark Office | 2013 |