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UMMC Centers and Institutes
Institute/CenterTypeDirector or Designee
Alyce G. Clarke Center for Medically Fragile ChildrenExternal DesignationBrandy Wilson, DNP, FNP, RN
Cancer Center & Research InstituteInstituteRodney P. Rocconi, MD, FACOG, FASCO
Cardiorenal and Metabolic Diseases Research CenterExternal DesignationJohn E. Hall, PhD
Cardiovascular-Renal Research Center (CRRC)CenterDavid E. Stec, PhD (Director) & Josh Speed, PhD (Associate Director)
Center for Advancement of Youth (CAY)Clinical CenterBarbara Saunders, DO, FAAP (Medical Director) & Dustin Sarver, PhD (Executive Director)
Center for Bioethics and Medical HumanitiesCenterRalph Didlake, MD, FACS
Center for Children with Medical ComplexityCenterKeith E. Parker, MS (Administrative Director) & Christian Paine, MD (Medical Director)
Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceCenterMeagan Brown, PharmD, BCACP
Center for Comparative ResearchCenterAndrew W. Grady, DVM, Diplomate ACLAM
Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Policy (within Myrlie Evers Williams Institute)CenterMauda L. Monger, PhD
Center for Immunology and Microbial ResearchCenterEva Bengten, PhD (Director) & Jorge Vidal, PhD (Associate Director)
Center for Informatics and AnalyticsCenterSandeep Rustagi, PhD (Director) & Keely Frederick (Co-Director)
Center for Innovation and Discovery in AddictionsCenterJames Rowlett, PhD & Andrew Voluse, PhD
Center for Integrative HealthClinical CenterDanny Burgess, PhD (Director) & Rachel Dear, PT (Associate Director)
Center for Maternal and Fetal CareClinical CenterAngelle Klar, MD; Sarah Novotny, MD & Alicon Johnson, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Center for Neuromuscular DisordersClinical CenterAmanda Witt, MD
Center for Telehealth and Emerging TechnologiesExternal DesignationSaurabh Chandra, MD
Center for Tobacco Treatment, Education, and Research (ACT)CenterJonathan Hontzas, DNP
Children's Heart CenterClinical CenterPhillip Burch, MD; Viswanath Gajula, MD; Scott Simpson, MD & Alicon Johnson, MSN, RN, CPNP-AC
Children's of Mississippi Center for Cancer and Blood DisordersClinical CenterBetty Herrington, MD, FAAP
Children's Safe CenterExternal DesignationScott Benton, MD & Courtney Helfrich, MBA
Comprehensive Epilepsy CenterClinical CenterJohn B. Ingram, MD (Interim)
Cystic Fibrosis Care Center (Adult/Pediatric)External DesignationAndrew Wilhelm, MD (Adult); David Josey, MD & Joseph 'Marc' Majure, MD (Pediatric)
Esophageal Health and Reflux CenterClinical CenterJacob Moremen, MD
Face and Skin CenterClinical CenterJeremy Jackson, MD & Kim Ward, MD
Jabaley-Songcharoen Center for Hand, Upper Extremity and Nerve SurgeryCenterMarc E. Walker, MD, MBA, FACS
The Memory Impairment and Neurodegenerative Dementia Center (MIND)CenterThomas H. Mosley, Jr., PhD
Mississippi AIDS Education Training CenterExternal DesignationSherry Stephens-Gibson, DrPH, MCHES®, MPH
Mississippi Burn CenterClinical CenterJuvonda Hodge, MD
Mississippi Center for Clinical and Translational Research (MCCTR)External DesignationJoey Granger, PhD
Mississippi Center for Emergency ServicesClinical CenterJeremy Benson, MCES
Mississippi Center for Heart Research (MCHR)CenterMichael Hall, MD & Yingjie Chen, PhD
Mississippi Center for Obesity Research (MCOR)CenterJohn E. Hall, PhD
Mississippi Center for Violence ResearchCenterLei Zhang, PhD, MBA (Director) & Matthew Kutcher, MD (Deputy Director)
Mississippi Center of Excellence in Perinatal ResearchExternal DesignationJane F. Reckelhoff, PhD & Babbette LaMarca, PhD
Mississippi Centre for Evidence-Based Practice: A Joanna Briggs Institute Centre of ExcellenceExternal DesignationRobin Christian, DNP, APRN, FNP-C & Michelle Palokas, DNP, RN-CPN
Mississippi Clinical Research and Trials CenterCenterGailen Marshall, MD, PhD
Mississippi Poison Control CenterExternal DesignationMichael Marlin, MD (Medical Director) & Jenna Davis, MSN, FNP-C (Managing Director)
Mississippi Preeclampsia Collaborative CenterCenterBabbette LaMarca, PhD (Director) & J. Martin Tucker, MD (Associate Director)
Molecular Center of Health and Disease (MCHD)External DesignationMichael R. Garrett, PhD
Myrlie Evers-Williams Institute for the Elimination of Health DisparitiesInstituteVictoria Gholar, DNP, PMH-BC (Executive Director); Abigail Gamble, PhD, MS (Director, Research and Community Engagement) & Juanyce Taylor, PhD (Director, Interdisciplinary Learning Lab)
Southeast Center for Health Achievement and Growth in Equity (SEACHANGE)External DesignationCaroline Compretta, PhD
Stephanie & Mitchell Morris Center for Cleft and Craniofacial Research and InnovationClinical CenterIan Hoppe, MD
The Skin Cancer CenterClinical CenterWilliam Black, MD
UMMC BiobankCenterShelia Belk, MD (Regulatory Director) & Evangeline Deer, PhD (Scientific Director)
UMMC Neuro InstituteInstituteJohn B. Ingram, MD (Interim)
UMMC Stroke CenterExternal DesignationShreyas Gangadhara, MD, MS, RPNI, FAAN, FANA, FAHA (Medical Director) & Allison Strickland, MD (Endovascular Director)
UMMC Voice and Swallowing CenterClinical CenterJohn Schweinfurth, MD & Laura Vaughan-Robinson, PhD
University Heart CenterClinical CenterMichael McMullan, MD
Women's Health Research CenterCenterLicy Yanes Cardozo, MD (Director) & Jane Reckelhoff, PhD (Co-Director)