- Dr. James A Underwood, MD
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Dr. James A Underwood, MD
Gastroenterology - Mississippi, Jackson
Overview
Dr. James A Underwood, MD works in Jackson, Mississippi is a specialist in Gastroenterology and graduated Johns Hopkins in 1997. Dr. Underwood is affiliated with Mississippi Baptist Medical Center and practicing for 29 years
Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Blindness
• Chronic Pain Management
• Chronic Renal Insufficiency
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Drooping Eyelids (Ptosis)
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• Duodenitis
• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Exercise Management
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lower Back Injuries
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Optic Ataxia
• Orbital Fracture
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Pterygium
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Radiesse® Injections
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Septal Perforation Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Stomach Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Thoracoscopic Surgery
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Biliary Atresia
• Capsule Endoscopy
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colon Cancer Screening
• Colonoscopy
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• Colonoscopy With Polypectomy
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysentery
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Dilation
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hepatitis C
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Abscess
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Liver Biopsy
• Malnutrition
• Manometry
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Sigmoidoscopy
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vomiting Disorders
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 29
State License
- Mississippi
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1997
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1997
Medical School
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine
Jackson, MS, United States
Graduated: 1994
Jackson, MS, United States
Graduated: 1994
Fellowship Hospital
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN, USA
Year completed: 2000
Nashville, TN, USA
Year completed: 2000
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Office Locations
Primary location
Gastrointestinal Associates
1421 North State Street Suite 203
Mississippi (MS)
Jackson
39202
Phone:(800) 948-6262
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Medical Director of Practice: Ronald Kotfila, M.D.
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- No
Map & Directions
Gastrointestinal Associates, 1421 North State Street Suite 203, Jackson, Mississippi (MS), 39202
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Accepts most major Health Plans. Please contact our office for details.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Choice Health
- Humana
- Integrate Health Plan (IHP) PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Assignment Part B MCR
- Medicare for Railroad Workers MCR
- Medicare MCR
- Mississippi Health Partners
- MultiPlan
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- WellCare
- WellCare PPO
- WellPoint
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Affiliated Hospitals
Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
1225 North State Street
Mississippi MS,
Jackson,
39202
(601) 968-1000
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