Morellato, John, M.D.
Specialties: Orthopaedic, Orthopaedic Trauma, Orthopaedic Nonunions and Malunions
Gender: Male
Biography: John Morellato is a board certified Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon. He was born and raised on the west coast of Canada in British Columbia. After completing a degree in Pharmacy at the University of British Columbia and working there as a pharmacist he then moved to Australia to complete Medical School at the University of Sydney where he graduated with honors. After nearly two years working as a house officer at St George Hospital in Sydney, he then transitioned back to Canada where he completed residency training in Ottawa, Ontario at the University of Ottawa. During residency he completed an AO Trauma Fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and board certified with the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
He completed subspeciatly training in Orthopaedic Trauma by completing a fellowship at R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD. During his fellowship he was able to participate in the AOTrauma North America Travelling Fellows Initiative travelling to Davos, Switzerland. He joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi Medical Center after his fellowship and currently holds the rank of Associate Professor. He is an active faculty member with AO North America, a member of the OTA and currently serves as the Quality Officer for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.
My Approach to Healthcare
My approach to health care is to treat all people who present with traumatic injuries as I would want my family. My goal is to help every patient I treat get back to enjoying and living their life as they were before their injury.
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: | Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Trauma |
| Fellowship: | Shock Trauma Center, University of Maryland |
| Internship: | University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine |
| Medical Education: | The University of Sydney |
| Residency: | University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 07/2023 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board Certified | 08/2021 - 12/2031 |
| Licensure, Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada | 12/2013 - Present |
| Certification, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada | 06/2017 - Present |
| Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License | 09/2018 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Associate Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| 2023 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence – Honorable Mention, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| Robert A McGuire Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery | 2022 |
| Outcomes of Patients with Femoral Fractures corrected by using Femoral Recon Nail, Adolescent Lateral Femoral Nail, or Lateral Femoral Nail - Grant, Johnson & Johnson / DePuy Synthes | 2022 |
| UMMC Diversity and Inclusion Champion and Professional Development Certificate Program, UMMC Office of Diversity and Inclusion | 2021 |
| Resident Teaching Award, University of Ottawa | 2017 |
| Dr. Merv Letts Award for Scholarship, University of Ottawa | 2017 |
| University of Ottawa Anatomy Prize, University of Ottawa | 2017 |
| Canadian Orthopaedic Association Award, 3rd Place Resident Research Paper, Canadian Orthopaedic Association | 2016 |
| Dr. Merv Letts Award for Scholarship, University of Ottawa | 2016 |
| Outstanding Poster Presentation Award, University of Ottawa | 2015 |
| Best Basic Science Paper, University of Ottawa, HBK Uthoff Annual Research Day | 2015 |
| Highest Achieving Student in Medicine, University of Sydney | 2010 |
| AM Taylor Scholarship In Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Sydney | 2009 |
| Westmead Hospital Association Student Travel Grant, Westmead Hospital Association | 2009 |
| Sydney University Sport Senate Scholarship - Rugby, Sydney University | 2009 |
| Westmead Hospital Association Student Travel Grant, Westmead Hospital Association | 2008 |
| Sydney University Sport Senate Scholarship - Rugby, Sydney University | 2008 |
| UBC Sport Scholarship - Rugby, University of British Columbia | 2005 |
| UBC Sport Scholarship - Rugby, University of British Columbia | 2004 |
| UBC Sport Scholarship - Rugby, University of British Columbia | 2003 |
| UBC Sport Scholarship - Rugby, University of British Columbia | 2002 |
| UBC Sport Scholarship - Rugby, University of British Columbia | 2001 |