E. Greg Wood III, MD
About
Dr. Wood was drawn to the practice of medicine because he was around it constantly as a child. His father was a family physician, so most of the family discussions growing up concerned the treatment of his patients. When the time came to choose a branch of medicine to apply for during medical school, Dr. Wood selected orthopedics due to the varied procedures the typical high success rate and patient satisfaction. During his orthopedic residency, Dr. Wood decided to specialize in spine surgery and entered a spine surgery fellowship in Charlotte, North Carolina. This allowed him to concentrate his efforts on learning one specific aspect of orthopedics.
Dr. Wood attended medical school at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, as well as an orthopedic surgery residency at that same institution. He then moved to Charlotte, North Carolina to complete a fellowship in adult spine surgery. In 1991, he moved back to Jackson and has been in private practice ever since. As his medical career progressed, Dr. Wood took interest in the surgical treatment of cervical and lumbar disc herniations in adults.
Dr. Wood was born in 1958 in Jackson, Mississippi and has been a Jackson resident his entire life.
Undergraduate
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Athletic Scholarship, Football 2 year Letterman
Sep 1976 – Dec 1979
Mississippi College Clinton,
Mississippi B. S., Biology
1981
Medical School
University of Mississippi
Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi M.D.
1985
Jan. 2024 American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
Jan. 2021 American Board of Spine Surgery
Oct. 2021 American Board of Independent Medical Examiner
Donald Imrie Award – Most Outstanding Performance in Orthopedic Surgery by Senior Medical Student 1984-1985