Charles H. Gaymes, MD
Specialties: Children's Cardiology
Gender: Male
Biography: Born and raised in the Southern Caribbean.Graduating high school top honors.Attended the University of the West Indies Medical school class of 1978.Residency in Pediatrics at UMMC 1989,and Pediatric cardiology at MUSC,South Carolina 1992.On faculty at UMC 1992 to present.
Outstandin resident 1989 and outstanding pediatric faculty 1995.Currently professor of Pediatrics.Former Division chief of pediatric cardiology.
Practice Locations
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Children’s of Mississippi - Gulf Coast Specialty Clinic
1721 Medical Park Drive, Biloxi, MS 39532 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi Hospital - Blair E. Batson Tower
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 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
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: | Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology |
| Fellowship: | Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine |
| Internship: | San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of the West Indies School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Residency: | University of the West Indies |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER | 07/2006 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Certified Cardiac Device Specialist, International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners | 10/2024 - 12/2028 |
| UPIN, UPIN | |
| Certification, AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS, SUB-BOARD OF PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY | 1992 - 2026 |
| DEA, DEA REGISTRATION | 11/1992 - 09/2024 |
| Licensure, TENNESSEE DIVISION OF HEALTH RELATED BOARDS | 03/1988 - 09/2012 |
| Licensure, MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL Licensure | 1992 - 06/2011 |
| Licensure, STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA | 1989 - 06/2011 |
| Certification, CERTIFICATE NASPE XAM: EXAMINATION OF SPECIAL COMPETENCY IN CARDIAC PACING AND CARDIOVERSION DEFIBRILLATION | 05/2003 - 05/2013 |
| Certification, AMERICAN BOARD OF PEDIATRICS | 1989 |
| Certification, DOCTORATE OF MEDICINE IN CHILD HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES MEDICAL SCHOOL | 1983 |
| Certification, EDUCATIONAL COMMISSION FOR FOREIGN MEDICAL GRADUATES CERTIFICATE | 1983 |
| Certification, DIPLOMA IN CHILD HEALTH, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES MEDICAL SCHOOL | 1981 |
| Certification, BACHELOR OF MEDICINE, BACHELOR OF SURGERY, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES MEDICAL SCHOOL | 1978 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA | 2003 |
| BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA | |
| HOLLIMAN AWARD - OUTSTANDING PEDIATRIC FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | |
| BERTILE PATTERSON - OUTSTANDING PEDIATRIC RESIDENT AWARD, UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | |
| ST VINCENT ISLAND SCHOLARSHIP FOR HIGHEST GRADUATION HIGH SCHOOLS' STUDENT, ST VINCENT WEST INDIES |