Bo Huang, MD, PhD
Specialties: Cornea/Laser Refractive Surgery, Cataract Surgery
Gender: Male
Biography: Bo Huang, MD, Professor, Director of Cornea Services at UMMC, and cornea consultant to the VA Medical Center in Jackson, MS., is a board-certified ophthalmologist specializing in cornea, external disease and refractive surgery. Dr. Huang received his medical degree from Jiangxi Medical College, China and received a Ph.D in Neuroscience from the University of Georgia, Athens GA. After completing a Neurobiology post-doctorate from the University of California, San Diego, Dr. Huang completed a surgical internship at the University of Texas Houston and completed a Residency in Ophthalmology at the University of South Florida. Dr. Huang received fellowship training in Cornea and Refractive Surgery from Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in 2002 and began his ophthalmic practice as an Assistant Professor at UMMC in 2003. Dr. Huang achieved tenure status in 2009 and has twice been promoted, becoming Professor in 2015. Dr. Huang is a recipient of numerous grants and awards including a prestigious career development award from Research to Prevent Blindness, Inc. Dr. Huang has been published widely in ophthalmology journals and has been selected as one of the best doctors by “Best Doctors in America”. Outside of his teaching, research, and patient care practice, Dr. Huang enjoys ballroom and Latin dance, competitive chess and international travel with his family.
Practice Locations
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Lakeland Medical - UMMC
764 Lakeland Drive, Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Grants Ferry - UMMC
1010 Lakeland Place, Flowood, MS 39232 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: | Ophthalmology |
| Internship: | University of Texas Medical School at Houston |
| Medical Education: | Jiangxi Medical College -China |
Experience
Current Positions
| Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Med Ctr, Jackson, MS | 07/2015 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Re-certification, American Board of Ophthalmology | 2014 - Present |
| Certification, American Board of Ophthalmology | 2004 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| IRSP, UMMC | 2013 |
| Best Doctors in America | 2009 |
| Texas Higher Educational Commission Research Award | 1997 |
| Ophthalmology Research Grant Award, Knights Templar Eye Foundation | 1996 |
| Research to Prevent Blindness Inc. Career Development Award | 1994 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California @ San Diego, Dept. of Biology | 1992 |
| NIH Graduate Assistantship, University of Georgia | 1988 |
| National Outstanding Thesis Award |