David E. Gilliam, MD

David E. Gilliam, MD

Specialties: Med/Peds General, Children's Hospital Medicine

Gender: Male

Biography: David Gilliam grew up in North Alabama. Attending medical school at UAB, he sought an Internal Medicine-Pediatrics residency program that was welcoming and well-balanced. He found a home at UMMC. After completing Med-Peds residency at UMMC, he was a chief resident in Pediatrics, and then decided to stay as a pediatric hospitalist and attending in the Med-Peds resident continuity clinic. Currently, he works primarily as a hospitalist, but also splits time across several roles: APD with the Pediatrics residency program, medical director and physician advisor for coordinated care and utilization review, working in the inpatient rehab follow-up clinic, and as much time in the Med-Peds resident clinic as he can spare.

Outside of work, David enjoys spending time with his wife, Claire (also a pediatric hospitalist), and his four children: Kate, Caleb, Eleanor, and Maggie. He enjoys reading to his children and watching shows and playing outside with them. He enjoys planting a vegetable garden each Spring and then spending the Summer ignoring it as much as possible. He has ambitions to exercise and read books, but can usually be found listening to an audiobook or podcast or rewatching a familiar movie or TV show.

My Approach to Healthcare

I approach healthcare from a compassionate and pragmatic perspective. I consider real-world aspects of care, including education and understanding levels of patients and caregivers, access to care inpatient and outpatient, and other demands on families. I hope to make staying healthy or returning to health or activities a more attainable goal for every patient of mine.

Practice Locations

1 Eli Manning Children’s Clinics - UMMC
2500 N. State St., 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.

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: Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center2023 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center06/2021 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center03/2021 - Present
Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC07/2019 - Present
Associate Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2019 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics11/2019 - Present
Re-certification, BLS and PALS Recertification, AHA01/2024 - 01/2026
Certification, Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety, Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School08/2016 - Present
Re-certification, PALS Provider, American Heart Association05/2015 - 05/2017
Re-certification, BLS Healthcare Provider, American Heart Organization05/2015 - 05/2017
Certification, American Board of Pediatrics10/2013 - Present
Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine08/2013 - Present
Certification, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Provider, University Of Mississippi Medical Center10/2013 - 10/2015
DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration, University of Mississippi Medical Center03/2013 - 09/2015
Re-certification, Basic Life Support Provider, University of Mississippi Medical Center04/2013 - 04/2015
Re-certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider, University of Mississippi Medical Center04/2013 - 04/2015
Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2013 - 06/2014
Certification, ACLS Provider, University of Mississippi Medical Center10/2011 - 10/2013
Licensure, Alabama Medlical Licensure Commission05/2012 - 12/2012
Certification, Neonatal Resuscitation Program Provider, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2009 - 07/2011

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

TIME: For Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Teachers in Medical Education2014
Teaching Med Ped Resident Award, Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children