Spankovich, Christopher, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A
Specialties: Children's Audiology, Audiology
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Spankovich is the author or coauthor of over 70 articles, over 40 in peer-reviewed scientific publications and six book chapters and has given more than 60 presentations at national and international meetings. He is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Audiology, the American Auditory Society, and the American Speech-Language Hearing Association. He serves as an editorial advisor for Audiology Today and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Audiology.
Practice Locations
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Lakeland Medical - UMMC
764 Lakeland Drive, 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.
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: | Audiologist |
| Graduate School: | Vanderbilt University |
| Medical Education: | Rush University Medical Center |
Experience
Current Positions
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Otolaryngology And Communicative Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 06/2016 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Audiology | 06/2006 - 12/2008 |
| Licensure, Audiology | 2011 - 12/2015 |
| Certification, Certificate of Clinical Competence, American Speech Language Hearing Association | |
| Licensure, Audiology | 05/2015 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Business Advantage Program, MBA Certificate, Millsaps College | 2015 |
| Future Leaders of Audiology Fellow, American Academy of Audiology | 2012 |
| Rush University AuD Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, Rush University | 2011 |
| Lessons for Success Research Fellow, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | 2011 |
| Student Research Forum Award, American Academy of Audiology | 2009 |
| NIH Mentored Poster Award, American Auditory Society | 2009 |
| Student Research Award, National Hearing Conservation Association | 2009 |
| Leo Doerfler, PhD Memorial Scholarship, Audiology Foundation of America | 2008 |
| Summer Research Fellowship Award, American Academy of Audiology | 2008 |
| Pediatric Audiology & Early Intervention Scholarship, Department of Education and Vanderbilt University | 2006 |
| Outstanding Student in Audiology Award, Rush University | 2006 |
| Dean's Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Rush University | 2006 |
| Outstanding 3rd Year AuD Student, Audiology Foundation of America | 2005 |