Mouayyad Zaza, MD
Specialties: Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Critical Care
Gender: Male
Biography: Dr. Zaza was born in Syria and moved to Qatar at a young age where he grew up and eventually went to medical school at Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar. After that, he moved to Houston to pursue General Surgery residency at the Houston Methodist Hospital followed by fellowship in Acute Care Surgery, Trauma and Surgical Critical Care at the University of Texas Health Science at Houston.
He joined the division of Trauma and Critical Care in the Department of Surgery at UMMC in late 2019. His interests include surgical education, operative management of chest wall trauma and process and quality improvement.
My Approach to Healthcare
My approach is patient-centered and focuses on prioritizing what is best for the patient first. To achieve that, team leadership is important to ensure all members are prepared to care for the patient. It is also crucial to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the system we function in to avoid pitfalls and optimize areas of inefficiency. Treating patients like one's family is an excellent compass to maintain dedication and clarity when challenges arise.
Practice Locations
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UMMC Colony Park South
326 Commerce Center Drive, Ridgeland, MS 39157 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: | Surgery, Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, Surgery, Trauma Surgery |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Fellowship: | University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| Internship: | Methodist Hospital (Houston) |
| Medical Education: | Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar |
| Residency: | Methodist Hospital (Houston) |
Experience
Current Positions
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216-4500 | 12/2019 - Present |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Licensure, Mississippi State Medical License | |
| Certification, Surgical Critical Care | 09/2019 - Present |
| Certification, General Surgery | 11/2017 - 12/2028 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Medical Student Teacher of the Year, Department of Surgery | 2023 |
| Best Visiting Lecturer, Department of Emergency Medicine | 2022 |