Jaime Ricardo Ungo, MD

Jaime Ungo, MD, graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de CentroAmerica in San Jose, Costa Rica, and completed his internal medicine residency and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Jackson Memorial Hospital, which is affiliated with the University of Miami. He also completed a fellowship in sleep disorders at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami.

Dr. Ungo is board certified in critical care, pulmonology, sleep medicine and internal medicine.

He chose health care because he enjoys challenging himself daily and has a passion for helping others. “I wanted to be a part of North Mississippi Health Services because the medical staff is great,” he says. “The qualifications and collegiality of the staff here is unsurpassed.”

Dr. Ungo enjoys reading, outdoor activities and spending time with his family.

Favorite Quote: You can complain because roses have thorns or you can rejoice that thorns have roses