Hernandez, Gabriel A., M.D.
Specialties: Interventional Cardiology, Cardiology, Heart Failure Cardiology, Heart Transplant
Gender: Male
Biography: Gabriel Hernandez finished his medical school at the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. He then completed one year of postgraduate research fellowship at Vanderbilt University’s Autonomic Dysfunction Center followed by internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship training at the University of Miami – Jackson Memorial Hospital. Following his cardiology training, he completed a fellowship in Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology at Vanderbilt University and Interventional Cardiology back at the University of Miami. During his training, he was inducted to the Alpha Omega Alpha medical society, and served as chief fellow. He is board certified in Internal medicine, cardiology, nuclear cardiology, advanced heart failure, transplant cardiology along with interventional cardiology.
He joined the division of cardiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in September of 2019, where he found himself in a unique position to help grow UMMC’s cardiogenic shock and temporary mechanical circulatory support program, co-direct the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit and to established the first in-state pulmonary embolism response team, which he also co-directs. He currently serves as the associate program director for the general cardiology fellowship program and as principal investigator for multiple landmark studies in the fields of pulmonary embolism and acute heart failure.
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
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.
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: | Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease |
| Fellowship: | University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital |
| Fellowship: | University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital |
| Fellowship: | Vanderbilt University |
| Internship: | University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital |
| Medical Education: | Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia |
| Residency: | University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital |
Experience
Current Positions
| Co-Director Cardiovascular Intensive Care unit, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi | 04/2022 - Present |
| Associate Director, School of Medicine, Univeristy Of Mississippi | 02/2022 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 09/2019 - Present |
| CO Direcotr Pulmonary EMbolism Repsonse Team, School of Medicine, University Of mississippi | 05/2022 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Interventional Cardiology, American BOard of internal Medicine | 11/2020 - 11/2030 |
| Certification, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2018 - Present |
| Certification, Cardiovascular Disease Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2017 - Present |
| Certification, Internal Medicine Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2014 - Present |
| Certification, Nuclear Cardiology Board Certification, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology | 12/2016 - 12/2026 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow of The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions | 2022 |
| Fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American College of Cardiology | 2020 |
| John W. Fisher Outstanding Cardiology-Subspecialty Fellow Award, University of Miami, Division of Cardiology | 2019 |
| ACC FIT Travel Award, American College of Cardiology | 2018 |
| Outstanding Research Fellow Award, University of Miami, Division of Cardiology | 2017 |
| Fellow of the Year award, University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Department of Internal Medicine | 2015 |
| Eric Reiss Teaching Award, University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Internal medicine | 2014 |
| Always Sure, Always right award, Department of Medicine, university of Miami | 2014 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha | 2014 |