Betty L. Herrington, MD
Specialties: Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hematology/Oncology
Gender: Female
Practice Locations
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Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders
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, Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology |
| Fellowship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Fellowship: | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
| Internship: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
| Medical Education: | University of Mississippi School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Mississippi Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Division Chief, School of Medicine, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology | 05/2023 - Present |
| Director, Children's of Mississippi Leadership Development Program, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2017 - Present |
| Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2016 - Present |
| Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Training Program, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2010 - Present |
| Director, Pediatric Neuro-Oncology, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2008 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Patient Advocacy Reporting System, Messenger Training, UMMC | 05/2017 - Present |
| Certification, Faculty Development, Developing Faculty Competencies in Assessment: A Course to Help Achieve the Goals of Competency Based Medical Education (CBME), Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education | 03/2015 - Present |
| Certification, Conflict of Interest Curriculum | 08/2014 - Present |
| Certification, Good Clinical Practices for Clinical Trials in Investigational Drugs | 08/2014 - Present |
| Re-certification, Board Re-Certification in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics | 07/2013 - 06/2018 |
| Re-certification, Board Re-Certification by the American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 07/2013 - 06/2018 |
| Certification, Women in Medicine and Science, Mid-Career Faculty Professional Development, Association of American Medical Colleges | 12/2013 - Present |
| Certification, Millsaps College Else School of Management, Business Advantage Program Certificate, Millsaps College | 12/2011 - Present |
| Certification, Certification, Education in Palliative Care and End of Life Care Oncology, National Cancer Institute | 2006 - Present |
| Certification, Board Certified in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 10/1993 - Present |
| DEA, Federal Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate, Federal Drug Enforcement Agency | 1991 - Present |
| Certification, Basic Life Support (continued re-certification), American Heart Association | 1990 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi Board of Registration in Medicine, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 07/1990 - 06/2024 |
| Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (continued re-certification), American Heart Association | 1990 - Present |
| Certification, Board Certified in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics | 03/2009 - 03/2016 |
| Certification, Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative-Program in the Protection of Human Research Subjects, University of Miami | 09/2013 - 08/2014 |
| Re-certification, Board Re-certification in Pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 03/2007 - 03/2013 |
| Certification, Instructor Certification, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association | 2008 - 2009 |
| Licensure, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, Massachusetts Board of Medical Licensure | 2007 - 2008 |
| DEA, Massachusetts Drug Enforcement Administration Certificate, Massachusetts Drug Enforcement Agency | 2007 - 2008 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Evans Award, Outstanding Performance in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics | 2023 |
| Mentor of the Year, Outstanding Mentor in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics | 2016 |
| Carl G Evers Society Award for Medical Student Teaching | 2014 |
| Alpha Omega Alpha, Resident of the Year | |
| Batson Award, Outstanding Medical Student in Pediatrics | |
| BBB, AED Academic Honoraries | |
| Invited Role-Model Physician/Teacher, Gold Humanism Honor Society Induction Ceremony | |
| Named to Best Doctors list | |
| Named Top Percentile Performer in UMHC Patient Satisfaction Scores | |
| New Faculty Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of | |
| Patterson Award, Outstanding Resident in Pediatrics | |
| Selected, America’s Top Pediatricians | |
| Selected, Top Doctor, The Global Directory of WHO’S WHO |