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
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Children’s of Mississippi - Batson Kids Clinic
421 S. Stadium Drive, Jackson, MS 39216 View Location |
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University Hospital - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216 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.
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, MS | 04/2021 - Present |
| Professor, School of Population Health, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216 | 11/2019 - Present |
| Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street | 07/2019 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Physician, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure | 03/2019 - 06/2022 |
| Licensure, Physician, The University of the State of New York | 05/2013 - 04/2020 |
| Certification, Board Certified in Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics | 02/2005 - 02/2025 |
| Certification, Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), American Academy of Pediatrics | 09/2009 - Present |
| Certification, Board Certified in Pediatric Infectious Diseases, American Board of Pediatrics | 11/2009 - 12/2019 |
| Certification, HIV Specialist (AAHIVS), American Academy of HIV Medicine | 2021 - 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 Learning | 2023 |
| 2023 Beacon Award – Honoree (The 2023 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2023 |
| 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 Center | 2021 |
| 2021 Beacon Award – Honorable Mention (The 2021 Pillars: Recognition of Service & Inclusive Excellence), Office of Diversity & Inclusion, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2021 |
| 2020 “U” Matter Award, Pediatric Nursing, Children’s of Mississippi, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2020 |
| 2019 Fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (FIDSA), Infectious Diseases Society of America | 2019 |
| 2016 Educational Development & Innovation Award, Sosa Academy of Medicine, Albany Medical College, NY | 2016 |
| 2015 Member, Theta Chapter - Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society, Department of Pediatrics, Albany Medical Center, NY | 2015 |
| 2013-2014 The Rodrigo E. Urizar - Pediatric Faculty Teaching Award, Albany Medical Center, NY | 2014 |
| 2006-2008 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Fellowship Research Award - Abbot Laboratories Fellowship Award, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society | 2006 |
| 2003-2004 Best Resident Teaching Award, Harry G. Slater 2004 Memorial Award, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY | 2004 |
| 2002-2003 Best Resident Teaching Award, Harry G. Slater 2003 Memorial Award, Department of Pediatrics, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY | 2003 |
| 2000 American College of Clinical Pharmacology (ACCP) Recipient, American College of Clinical Pharmacology, Chicago, IL | 2000 |