Mitchell Hobbs, MD

Mitchell Hobbs, MD

Specialties: Children's Hospital Medicine

Gender: Male

Biography: Born and raised in Madison, MS, Dr. Mitchell Hobbs attended the University of Mississippi earning his undergraduate degree in English and returned to the Jackson area to pursue his medical degree at UMMC. Following medical school, he stayed at UMMC to complete his residency in general pediatrics. He joined the faculty in 2019 as a pediatric hospitalist. Working at Batson Children’s Hospital has allowed him the unique opportunity to serve patients across the full spectrum of general pediatrics, from the otherwise healthy local child with pneumonia to the sickest children from all corners of the state, all the while helping train the future clinicians of Mississippi. Professionally, his interests include infectious diseases, narrative medicine, mentorship, and medical student education, serving on the pediatric education team as assistant M4 clerkship director. Beyond medicine, some of his favorite things include his wife Lauren (also a pediatric hospitalist) and two children, running, reading, good food and drink, and playing trumpet and piano.

Education

Board Certification: Pediatrics
Internship:University of Mississippi Medical Center
Medical Education:University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Residency:University of Mississippi Medical Center

Experience

Current Positions

Associate Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 N State Street, MS 3921607/2024 - Present
Assistant Clerkship Director for Senior Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, UMMC07/2021 - Present

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics11/2024 - Present
Certification, General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics10/2019 - Present
Licensure, MS State Board of Medical Licensure07/2019 - Present

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Children's Leadership Program Graduate, Children's of Mississippi2025
Sorey Award for Outstanding Teaching in Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics2025
Outstanding Pediatrics Senior Resident, UMMC Department of Pediatrics2019
Board Prep Award for Highest In-training Exam Score, PGY-2, UMMC Department of Pediatrics2018
Outstanding Pediatrics Intern, UMMC Department of Pediatrics2017
Board Prep Award for Highest In-training Exam Score, PGY-1, UMMC Department of Pediatrics2017
Outstanding Senior Medical Student in Pediatrics, University of Mississippi School of Medicine2016
Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Mississippi School of Medicine2016