Ingram, John B., M.D.

Ingram, John B., M.D.

Specialties: Children's Neurology, Epilepsy

Gender: Male

Biography: Dr. Ingram attended the University of Mississippi for undergraduate and medical education, followed by residencies in Pediatrics and Child Neurology (UMMC) with subsequent training in Clinical Neurophysiology/Epilepsy (Cleveland Clinic Foundation).

Practice Locations

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: Psychiatry & Neurology, Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology
Fellowship:Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Fellowship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Education:University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Interim Chair of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 3921603/2024 - Present
Executive Vice Chair of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N. State Street, Jackson, MS 3921607/2023 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurology, UMMC07/2021 - Present
Assistant Dean, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2018 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, UMMC08/2016 - Present
Pediatrics M4 Assistant Clerkship Director, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2015 - Present
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship Associate Program Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center05/2014 - Present
Child Neurology Residency Associate Program Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center04/2014 - Present
Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2013 - Present
Director, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2013 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Epilepsy, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology10/2016 - Present
Certification, Clinical Neurophysiology/EEG/Epilepsy, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology09/2013 - Present
Certification, Adult Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology09/2012 - Present
Certification, Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics2009 - 07/2017
Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure07/2008 - Present
Licensure, Ohio State Board of Medical Licensure2012 - 2013
DEA, Controlled Substance Registration Certificate10/2010 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Outstanding Mid-Level Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC2020
Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence, UMMC2020
ASB Patient Care Award Nominee, Associated Study Body, UMMC2019
Carl G Evers Honors Society M2 All Star Attending, Evers Society, UMMC2019
Nelson Order of Teaching Excellence, UMMC2019
AOA Faculty of the Year, Alpha Omega Alpha2018
ENT Consultant of the Year Award, Department of Otolaryngology, UMMC2018
School of Medicine Trailblazer Teaching Award, UMMC2017
Most Promising Junior Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC2017
Faculty Award for Most Influential in Choosing Pediatrics as a Career, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC2017
Carl G Evers Honors Society M3 All Star Attending, University of Mississippi Medical Center2016
Most Promising Junior Faculty, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC2016
Carl G Evers Honors Society M4 Attending of the Year, University of Mississippi Medical Center2016
Holiman Award for Pediatric Faculty 2014, University of Mississippi Medical Center2014
Most Promising Junior Faculty 2014, University of Mississippi Medical Center2014
Magnolia Award, Mississippi State Association of Dietitians2014
Epilepsy Foundation "Hero", Epilepsy Foundation of Mississippi2013
Pediatrics Fellow of the Year, University of Mississippi Medical Center2012
Vice Chancellor's HEALing Fellow, University of Mississippi Medical Center2010
Herndon Penultimate Exam Award for Adult Neurology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of Neurology2010
Holiman Award for Outstanding Pediatric Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center2009
Pediatrics Department Teaching Resident of the Year, University of Mississippi Medical Center2008
Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Honoree, University of Mississippi Medical Center2007
Carl G Evers Honors Society Resident All Star, University of Mississippi Medical Center2007
Pediatrics Department Teaching Resident of the Year, University of Mississippi Medical Center2007
SIGN-Student Interest Group in Neurology Member and Vice President, University of Mississippi Medical Center2004
Mortar Board Honor Society, University of Mississippi2000
Lambda Sigma Honor Society Member and Vice President, University of Mississippi1998
National Dean's List, University of Mississippi1997
McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College Member and Senator, University of Mississippi1997