Missy Jackson McMinn, M.D., FACOG, a native of Brandon, Mississippi, graduated in the top five per cent of her class from Brandon High School in 1991. She matriculated to Mississippi State University where she was graduated Summa Cum Laude in Biochemistry. During her college years, she served as president of Alpha Epsilon Delta Premedical Honor Society, received the Dow Chemical Chemistry Scholarship, was selected by MSU faculty as a member of the Society of Scholars, was inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, and was selected as Senior of the Year of Phi Mu Sorority in 1995. She attended the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. She completed both medical school and residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Dr. McMinn is Board Certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, is a Fellow in the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is a member of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Winfred L. Wiser Society, and the Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. McMinn has been practicing with East Lakeland OB/Gyn since 2003. She serves on the medical staffs of Merit River Oaks Hospital, Merit Woman’s Hospital, and Baptist Medical Center.

She has served on many committees for River Oaks Hospital including Quality Control, Operating Room Committee, chairman of the Women’s Health Committee, and as a member of the Executive Committee. Dr. McMinn enjoys educating young teens about their reproductive health, preventive medicine, sexually transmitted diseases and the prevention of teen pregnancy.

She has a special interest in infertility patients and minimally invasive surgeries. The strength of her practice is being able to incorporate her Christian beliefs with the practice of women’s medicine in all ages.

She has been married to Mr. Chris McMinn since 1997, and they have three children. The McMinn family lives in Brandon and are active members of Pinelake Baptist Church.