James Hamilton IV, MD
Specialties: Electrophysiology, Cardiology
Gender: Male
Biography: James Hamilton IV, MD, is board certified in cardiovascular disease and clinical cardiac electrophysiology. A native of Long Beach, MS, he was a Carrier Scholar at the University of Mississippi, where he graduated with a degree in chemical engineering before entering medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical School. Following an internal medicine residency and a chief resident year at UMC, he completed a cardiovascular disease fellowship at UMC. He then moved to Indianapolis, IN, with his wife and three children to complete a 2-year clinical cardiac electrophysiology fellowship at the Krannert Institute of Cardiology in Indianapolis. He returned to Mississippi following EP fellowship, working in private practice for three years before becoming the chief of the EP section at UMC. He has special interest in advanced ablation techniques and treatments for atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, Watchman left atrial appendage closure device insertion, and leadless pacemaker insertion. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys relaxing and travelling with his wife, three children, and two dogs as well as camping and fishing.
My Approach to Healthcare
As a physician, I try to approach every patient with the Golden Rule in mind, knowing it could be my wife, children, or parents going through the same experience. I enjoy bonding with my patients in clinic sharing our lite-hearted thoughts on the latest SEC game, navigating recovery from recent surgeries, mourning the loss of loved ones, and celebrating new life. All the while, I am no less cognizant that when I am performing a surgical procedure, that it is most likely a sentinel event in your life and your family’s- one they are likely to remember the rest of their lives. I have trained my entire adult life preparing to care for you in your time of greatest need, caring as I would for my own family.
Practice Locations
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Northeast Jackson - UMMC
5903 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 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: | Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology |
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | Indiana University School Of Medicine |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 08/2019 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Adult Echocardiography Testamur Status, National Board of Echocardiography | 10/2017 - 12/2027 |
| Certification, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2016 - 12/2026 |
| Certification, Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2014 - 12/2024 |
| Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2010 - 12/2020 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Boston Scientific EP Vision 20/20 Emerging Leaders Program (by Invitation Only), Boston Scientific | 2023 |
| Medtronic Emerging Leaders Program Attendee (by Invitation Only), Medtronic, Inc | 2017 |
| Medical Service Resident of the Year Award, GV Sonny Montgomery VA Hospital | 2009 |