Washington, Chad W., M.D.
Specialties: Adult Cranial Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Spinal Neurosurgery
Gender: Male
Biography: Chad Washington, M.S., M.D., M.P.H.S., Chair of UMMC Neurosurgery and Director of the UMMC Stroke Center, is a board-certified neurosurgeon subspecializing in both open and endovascular neurosurgery. A native of Pontotoc, MS, Dr. Washington received his medical degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center and completed his neurosurgical residency at Washington University in St. Louis. During his residency, he earned a master’s degree in population health sciences and completed an international fellowship at the National Neurosurgical Centre in Dublin, Ireland. Following residency, he gained further expertise in cerebrovascular disease while completing a fellowship in endovascular neurosurgery at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University. He leads several ongoing clinical trials and research studies at UMMC focusing on stroke treatment, recovery and prevention. Outside of the hospital, he enjoys spending time with his wife and three boys.
My Approach to Healthcare
Practice Locations
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Pavilion - 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.
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: | Neurological Surgery |
| Fellowship: | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
| Internship: | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
| Medical Education: | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
| Residency: | Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis |
Experience
Current Positions
| Department Chair, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2019 - Present |
| Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 07/2019 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, Board Certified, American Board of Neurological Surgery | 11/2018 - 12/2028 |
| Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi Board of Medical Licensure | 03/2015 - Present |
| Licensure, Medical License, Missouri Board of Registration for Healing Arts | 05/2012 - Present |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Tenure, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2022 |
| 2018 Excellence in Research, Bronze, University Mississippi Medical Center | 2018 |
| 2018-2019 Loan Repayment Program Awardee, National Institutes of Health | 2018 |
| 2018 Clinical Trial Methodology Course Trainee, NIH/NINDS | 2018 |
| 2014 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2014 |
| 2013 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2013 |
| 2012 Washington University in St. Louis Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences Pilot Grant, Washington University in St. Louis | 2012 |
| 2012 Tae Sung Park Award for Highest Score on American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary, Washington University in St. Louis | 2012 |
| 2012 Carol W. Harvey Memorial Chair of Research Award for Excellence in Brain Aneurysm Research, Brain Aneurysm Foundation | 2012 |
| 2012 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2012 |
| 2011 NREF Research Fellowship Award, Neurosurgical Research and Education Foundation/American Association of Neurological Surgeons | 2011 |
| 2011 Robert L. Grubb Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence in Neurosurgery, Washington University | 2011 |
| 2011 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2011 |
| 2010 Clinical Research Award, Washington University Department of Neurosurgery Research Symposium | 2010 |
| 2007 Excellence in Neurosurgery Award, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2007 |
| 2007 Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Mississippi School of Medicine | 2007 |
| 2003 Herrin Foundation Scholarship (Full tuition academic scholarship), University of Mississippi | 2003 |
| 2001 Phi Beta Kappa, Millsaps College, Jackson, MS | 2001 |