Laura Humphries, MD
Specialties: Plastic Surgery, Advanced Wound Care, Craniofacial and Trauma Surgery, Children's Craniofacial and Trauma Surgery, Skin Cancer Surgery, Plastic, Hand, Craniofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetic Surgery, Children's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, General and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Head and Neck Reconstruction
Gender: Female
Biography: Dr. Laura S. Humphries is an attending surgeon in the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Batson Children’s Hospital. She has expertise in craniomaxillofacial surgery, specializing in surgery of the skull, face, palate and jaw in infants, children, adolescents and adults. Her clinical and research interests include comprehensive cleft lip and palate care, treatment of congenital and acquired differences of the face and skull, and craniofacial trauma. Dr. Humphries studied cognitive psychology and neuroscience at Duke University and received her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She trained as a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at the University of Chicago and completed her craniofacial fellowship training at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Humphries lives in Jackson, Mississippi, with her husband and two children.
My Approach to Healthcare
My approach in providing surgical care is rooted in two principles. First, I believe that plastic surgeons have a special duty to concentrate on restoring form and function. This means considering procedures in the context of improving our patients' quality of life in terms of how their body works, and how they perceive their own body and its appearance. Second, I believe in a patient-centered approach to surgical care. I try hard to listen to my patients and their families, to collaborate with them on the best approach to tackle their problems and help them achieve their health goals.
Practice Locations
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School of Dentistry - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Eli Manning Children’s Clinics - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Children's of Mississippi - Outpatient Specialty Clinic at Sanderson Tower (Level B)
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi - Tupelo Specialty Clinic
1150 S. Green St., Tupelo, MS 38804 View Location |
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Children’s of Mississippi Hospital - Blair E. Batson Tower
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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Children's of Mississippi Hospital - Kathy and Joe Sanderson Tower
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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UMMC Colony Park South
326 Commerce Center Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157 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: | Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |
| Fellowship: | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania |
| Internship: | University of Chicago Medicine |
| Medical Education: | Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Residency: | University of Chicago Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackeon, MS 39216 | 07/2024 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 07/2020 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Resident Teaching Award, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery | 2019 |
| Senior Resident Paper Competition, 3rd Place, Illinois Society of Plastic Surgeons | 2019 |
| "Outstanding Presentation," ASMS Track, American Society of Plastic Surgeons National Meeting | 2018 |
| Resident Research Award, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery | 2017 |
| Resident Teaching Award, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery | 2016 |
| "Best Paper Award Winner," "Best Pediatric/Craniofacial Paper", Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Journal | 2016 |
| Plastic Surgery Resident In Service Exam Score Honors, University of Chicago, Section of Plastic Surgery | 2015 |
| Poster Presentation Winner, 22nd Annual Charles B. Huggins Research Symposium, University of Chicago | 2015 |
| AOA Honor Medical Society, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | 2013 |
| Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Beta of North Carolina at Duke University | 2010 |