Tulip A. Jhaveri, MD
Specialties: Infectious Diseases
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Jhaveri is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Medical Microbiology. After earning his medical degree from Seth G.S. Medical College in India, he completed Internal Medicine residency at Lahey Hospital in Massachusetts, followed by fellowships in Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center and Medical Microbiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School.
Dr. Jhaveri is nationally recognized for his expertise in diagnostic stewardship and mycobacterial infections. He has co-authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals such as Nature Communications and PLOS Medicine, and serves on the editorial boards of several leading journals. He is an elected Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
At UMMC, Dr. Jhaveri is among the most clinically active and productive faculty members in the department. He serves on key institutional committees, directs the Travel Medicine clinic, and is a site investigator for multicenter studies on mycobacterial infections, fungal infections, and antimicrobial resistance. He is actively engaged in clinical teaching, and mentors trainees in scholarly work. His approach integrates clinical acumen with microbiological insight, providing a model of interdisciplinary excellence in infectious diseases.
My Approach to Healthcare
I aim to provide thorough, unbiased, compassionate, comprehensive and quality care with an attempt to achieve highest level of patient satisfaction and best possible outcomes.
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - UMMC
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.
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: | Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Pathology, Medical Microbiology |
| Fellowship: | Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Fellowship: | Brigham and Women's Hospital |
| Internship: | Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Medical Education: | Seth G.S. Medical College |
| Medical Education: | Seth G.S. Medical College |
| Residency: | Tufts University School of Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 08/2021 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Advanced STD Clinical Intensive Course, Sylvie Ratelle STD/HIV Prevention Training Center | 06/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Human Research: Biomedical Research Investigators and Key Personnel, CITI Program | 08/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Good Clinical Practice Course for Clinical Trials Involving Investigational Drugs, CITI Program | 08/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Half and Half MAT Waiver Training, American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry | 10/2019 - Present |
| Certification, CORE Antimicrobial Stewardship Curriculum, Infectious Disease Society of America | 06/2019 - Present |
| Certification, Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates, Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates | 09/2014 - Present |
| Re-certification, ACLS, American Heart Association | 05/2022 - Present |
| Re-certification, Basic Life Support, American Heart Association | 05/2022 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure, State of Mississippi | 03/2021 - Present |
| Licensure, Massachusetts State Limited Medical License | 07/2015 - 06/2021 |
| Certification, Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine | 10/2018 - Present |
| Certification, Infectious Diseases, American Board of Internal Medicine | 01/2021 - Present |
| Certification, Medical Microbiology, American Board of Pathology | 10/2021 - Present |
| NPI, National Plan & Enumeration System | 08/2021 - Present |
| DEA, Drug Enforcement Administration | 08/2021 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Fellow, IDSA | 2025 |
| Fellow, ACP | 2024 |
| Extraordinary Service Award as an Editor, Microbiology Spectrum | 2024 |
| Extraordinary Service Award as an Editor, Microbiology Spectrum | 2023 |
| Nominated, Outstanding Service Faculty, UMMC Department of Medicine | 2022 |
| Nominated, Educator and Teacher Award, UMMC Department of Medicine | 2022 |
| Outstanding Student Poster Award, "Diagnostic performance of nasopharyngeal antigen and saliva RT-PCR for the detection of SARS-CoV-2", World Microbe Forum, American Society of Microbiology | 2021 |
| Maxwell Finland Award for Excellence in Research Fellowship, Massachusetts Infectious Disease Society | 2020 |
| IDWeek 2020 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2020 |
| COVID Champion, Tufts Medical Center, Infectious Disease Fellowship Program | 2020 |
| IDWeek 2019 Trainee Travel Grant, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| IDWeek 2019 Mentorship Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| First Prize, Poster Competition "FEV1 and DLCO as additional risk stratifying parameters in lung cancer screening programs", Annual Postgraduate Recognition Day, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, MA | 2017 |
| Honorable Mention Award, Clinical Vignette Poster Competition "A rare biphasic pulmonary blastoma in a young adult", Massachusetts ACP Annual Scientific Meeting | 2016 |
| Scholarship for Academic Excellence in Medical School, Sir Dorabji Tata Trust/J.R.D. Tata Foundation | 2011 |
| Indian Council of Medical Research Scholarship, Indian Council of Medical Research | 2011 |
| Ranked 9 in state of Maharashtra (scored 195/200) amongst approximately 150,000 students, Maharashtra Health Sciences Pre- Medical Entrance Test (analogous to MCAT) | 2008 |
| Distinction Honors for 3 subjects in Medical School (1) Pathology (2) Biochemistry (3) Microbiology, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, India |