Roberto P. Santos, MD

Roberto P. Santos, MD

Specialties: Children's Infectious Disease

Gender: Male

Biography: I am a pediatric infectious diseases attending at the Children’s of Mississippi and a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC). I am an HIV pediatric provider and heads the Teen Health Clinic at our Children’s Subspecialty Clinic for the prevention and treatment of STI including HIV among adolescents. I am a member of the American Board of Pediatrics – Subboard of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (2020-25) responsible for developing the initial certifying, MOC, MOCA-Peds and SITE examinations. I was a member of the credentialing exam item writer for the American Academy of HIV Medicine (2019-21) which is an HIV-focused professional certifications offered domestically and internationally to medical providers specializing in advanced level HIV care. I am a member of the newly established Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity (IDA&E) Task Force nationally of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (2020-23) and I headed the Pediatric Inclusion and Diversity Focus Group at our Department of Pediatrics locally. I am the program director for the QI project intended to prevent COVID-19 infections among children with HIV infections funded through HRSA (H1XHA36981, 2020-21).

Practice Locations

1 University Hospital - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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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 Infectious Diseases
Fellowship:University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Graduate School:University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Internship:SUNY Upstate Medical University
Medical Education:University of Santo Tomas
Residency:SUNY Upstate Medical University

Experience

Current Positions

Vice Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Children's of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS04/2021 - Present
Professor, School of Population Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921611/2019 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street07/2019 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Physician, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure03/2019 - 06/2022
Licensure, Physician, The University of the State of New York05/2013 - 04/2020
Certification, Board Certified in Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics02/2005 - 02/2025
Certification, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Academy of Pediatrics09/2009 - Present
Certification, Board Certified in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics11/2009 - 12/2019
Certification, HIV Specialist (AAHIVS), American Academy of HIV Medicine2021 - 12/2023

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

2023 Institutions of Higher Learning Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award, The Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning2023
2023 Beacon Award – Honoree (The 2023 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center2023
2021 Certificate of Appreciation for providing significant service to the CDC IDSA COVID-19 Clinician on-Call Volunteer Program, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)2021
2021 Faculty Award – Exemplary Innovation, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center2021
2021 Beacon Award – Honorable Mention (The 2021 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center2021
2020 “U” Matter Award, Pediatric Nursing, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center2020
2019 Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA), Infectious Diseases Society of America2019
2016 Educational Development & Innovation Award, Sosa Academy of Medicine, Albany Medical College, NY2016
2015 Member, Theta Chapter - Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, NY2015
2013-2014 The Rodrigo E. Urizar - Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award, Albany Medical Center, NY2014
2006-2008 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Fellowship Research Award - Abbot Laboratories Fellowship Award, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society2006
2003-2004 Best Resident Teaching Award, Harry G. Slater 2004 Memorial Award, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY2004
2002-2003 Best Resident Teaching Award, Harry G. Slater 2003 Memorial Award, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY2003
2000 American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) Recipient, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Chicago, IL2000