Sawaya ,Jr., David E., M.D.

Sawaya ,Jr., David E., M.D.

Specialties: Children's General Surgery

Gender: Male

Practice Locations

1 Eli Manning Children’s Clinics - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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2 Children’s of Mississippi - Hattiesburg
2109 Hardy St., Hattiesburg, MS 39402
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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.

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: Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
Fellowship:Johns Hopkins Hospital
Internship:Louisiana State University Medical Center
Medical Education:Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Residency:Louisiana State University Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Vice Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson , MS07/2020 - Present
Program Director, Pediatric Surgery Fellowship, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-450507/2015 - Present
Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center07/2017 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, General Surgery Certification, American Board of Surgery02/2001 - 07/2021
Certification, Pediatric Surgery Certification, American Board of Surgery03/2008 - 07/2018
Licensure, Louisiana State Medical License07/1994 - 12/2009
Licensure, Maryland State Medical Licensure07/2005 - 09/2009
Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License08/2008 - 06/2009

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Chief Administrative Surgical resident, LSUHSC Department of Surgery1999