Erin A. Jackson, MD, MS

Erin A. Jackson, MD, MS

Specialties: Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders, Children's Hematology/Oncology

Gender: Female

Biography: Dr. Erin Jackson is originally Canadian. She attended the University of Western in London Ontario for undergraduate studies and graduated from Saba University School of Medicine in 2014. She completed Pediatric Residency in 2017 from Mercer University in Savannah Georgia and Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship from UMMC in 2020. She has stayed on as faculty at UMMC and is the Director of the Pediatric Hematology program. She has a special interest in Sickle Cell disease and focuses on clinical and translational research in this field.
When not at work, Dr. Jackson is busy with her her husband and 3 girls. She enjoys travelling abroad with her young family and introducing them to new cultures and experiences.

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.

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 School of Medicine
Internship:Memorial Health-University Medical Center
Medical Education:Saba University School of Medicine
Residency:Memorial Health-University Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Director, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2023 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Children's Leadership Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center- Pediatrics06/2024 - Present
NPI
Licensure, Mississippi Medical License07/2014 - Present
DEA04/2014 - Present
Certification, Board Certification in Pediatric Hematology Oncology, American Board of Pediatrics04/2021 - Present
Certification, Board Certification in General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics10/2017 - Present
Certification, CITI Initial Human Subjects Reseach Course

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Certificate of Appreciation, UMMC COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic2020
Scholarship to Attend training, Center fo Advanced Training in Hemophilia2017
Resident Excellence in Teaching Award2017