JamesRNicholsIIIDOFACEP

Emergency Medicine • Canton, MS

Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine/ Merit Madison Vice Chief of Staff/ Merit Madison ED Medical Director/ Merit Madison UMMC Emergency Medicine Residency Site Director

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Office
162 River Oaks Dr.
Canton, MS 39046
Phone+1 601-855-4092

Summary

Dr. James Nichols is an Associate Professor of emergency medicine with the University of Mississippi Medical Center. He is the Emergency Department Medical Director, Merit Madison Vice Chief of Staff, and UMMC EM residency site director at Merit Health Madison in Canton, MS. He completed his residency at UMMC followed by a fellowship in Sports Medicine. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine.

Education & Training

University of Mississippi Medical CenterFellowship, Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine), 2013 - 2014
University of Mississippi Medical CenterResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2010 - 2013
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2009
Delta State UniversityB.S., Biology/Pre-Medicine, 2000 - 2003
Mississippi State UniversityNo Degree, Biological Sciences, 1998 - 1999

Certifications & Licensure

MS State License 2011 - 2025
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

SimWars Finalist SAEM, 2012
Excellence in Teaching Award UMC Emergency Medicine Residency, 2012
Nurses’ Appreciation Award UMC Emergency Medicine Residency, 2012
Spirit Award UMC Emergency Medicine Residency, 2012
Four Year Honor Graduate Delta State University, 2003
Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Medical Honor Society Delta State University, 2002
Beta Beta Beta Honor Society Delta State University, 2002
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Bedside Renal Ultrasound for the primary care physician.
Brian J Tollefson, Nicholas E Hoda, W Ryan Miller, Jim Harris, James Nichols
Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. 2016-07-01
4 citations
Validation of the Sonographic Ottawa Foot and Ankle Rules (SOFAR) Study in a Large Urban Trauma Center.
Brian J Tollefson, James Nichols, Stephen Fromang, Richard L. Summers
Journal of the Mississippi State Medical Association. 2016-02-01

Journal Articles

What’s Your Diagnosis
Nichols J, AAOS Now, 1/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Rosen’s Emergency Medicine Concepts and Clinical Practice
Chapter: Abdominal Trauma
Page 404 - 418Nichols, PuskarichEdition 9th,2018

Abstracts/Posters

Case Report. Cross Trainer with Wrist Pain.
Nichols. J, B. Tollefson, AMSSM Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 1/1/2014
Validation of the Sonographic Ottawa Foot and Ankle Study in a Large Urban Trauma Center.
Tollefson B, Fromang S, Nichols J, Koury M, ACEP Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, 1/1/2012

Lectures

Hand Injuries and Evaluation.
1/1/2015
Acute Knee Pain.
1/1/2015
Abdominal Trauma.
1/1/2015
Aorta Ultrasound.
1/1/2015
Can’t Miss Hand Injuries
1/1/2015
Emergency Airway Lab.
1/1/2015
Emergency Ultrasound Lab.
1/1/2015
Renal Ultrasound.
1/1/2015
Asthma and the Athlete.
1/1/2014
Knee and Patellar Dislocations.
1/1/2014
Disk Injuries and Spondy's.
1/1/2014
Emergency Medicine Written Board Review.
1/1/2014
Abdominal Aorta Ultrasound.
1/1/2014
Deep Venous Thrombosis Ultrasound.
1/1/2014
Early Pregnancy Ultrasound.
1/1/2014
Evaluation of Orthopedic Injuries.
1/1/2014
Hepatobiliary Ultrasound.
1/1/2014
Presenting to Attendings in the ED.
1/1/2014
Renal/Bladder Ultrasound.
1/1/2014
Wrist Injuries.
1/1/2014
Piriformis Syndrome.
1/1/2014
Sports Hernias.
1/1/2014
Knee Pain in the Athlete.
1/1/2014
Cervical Spine Injuries in Athletes.
1/1/2014
Nerve Entrapments of the Ankle and Foot.
1/1/2014
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