Eby, Thomas L., M.D.

Eby, Thomas L., M.D.

Specialties: Otology and Neurotology

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr. Thomas Eby is recognized as one of the leading physicians in otology among his peers, and is one of only three fellowship-trained otologists in the state. Dr. Eby is committed to providing excellent patient care in a multidisciplinary team setting, and consistently receives positive patient reviews. When he is not at the hospital, Dr. Eby enjoys riding his bike and baking new recipes.

Practice Locations

1 Lakeland Medical - UMMC
764 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216
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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.

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: Otolaryngology
Fellowship:University Hospital Zurich ORI
Fellowship:Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Internship:University of Minnesota Medical School
Medical Education:University Of Wisconsin Medical School
Residency:University of Minnesota Medical School
Residency:Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary

Experience

Current Positions

Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2010 - Present
Director of Resident Research, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center08/2007 - Present
School of Medicine, Central Mississippi Medical Center10/2006 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center08/2006 - Present
School of Medicine, Methodist Rehabilitation Hospital08/2006 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Sonny Montgomery Veterans Administration Medical Center08/2006 - Present
Director of Temporal Bone Laboratory, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center08/2006 - Present
Director of Otology and Neurotology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center08/2006 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure08/2006 - Present
Certification, Maintanence of Certification, American Board of Otolaryngology05/2004 - 06/2024
Licensure, Medical License, Alabama Medical Licensure Commission10/1987 - Present
Certification, Board Certification, American Board of Otolaryngology10/1985 - Present
Licensure, Medical License, Commonwealth of Massachussetts Board of Registration in Medicine03/1981 - Present
Licensure, Medical License, Minnesota Board of Medical Practice11/1980 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Honors Award, American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation2015
Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology, Subspecialty Neurotology2004
Guest Examiner, American Board of Otolaryngology1991
President of Junior and Senior Classes, University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Medicine and Public Health1978
Gold Medal Award, University of Wisconsin Medical School1978
Resident Teaching Award, University of Mississippi Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology
Faculty Member of the Year, University of Alabama at Birmingham Division of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Member of Austria XVI Overseas Study Group, Standford University
Research Section, Biology Laboratory, Stanford University
Cited in Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare, News Communications, Inc.
Cited in Who's Who in The South and Southwest, News Communications, Inc.
Cited in Who's Who in America, News Communications, Inc.
Editorial Board Reviewer for the Laryngoscope, Skull Base Surgery, Otology and Neurotology, and Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery publications