John E. Shaughnessy  III, MD

John E. Shaughnessy III, MD

Gender: Male

Practice Locations

1 Pavilion - UMMC
2500 N. State St., Jackson, MS 39216
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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.

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 - General, Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Fellowship:Tufts University School of Medicine
Medical Education:LSU Health Sciences Center-University Hospital

Experience

Current Positions

Assistant Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 3921609/2025 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Licensure, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine, Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine06/2022 - 08/2025
Certification, Vascular Surgery, Vascular Surgery Board of the American Board of Surgery05/2025 - 11/2027
Certification, Registered Physician in Vascular Interpreration, Alliance for Physician Certification & Advancement01/2024 - 2026
Certification, Medical License, American Board of Surgery11/2022 - 11/2025
Licensure, Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure05/2024 - 06/2026

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Resident Teacher of the Year - Surgery, Carl G Evers Society - University of Mississippi School of Medicine2022
VA Surgery House Staff of the Year, G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Med Center2019