Jennifer Dagen, MD

Dr. Jennifer Dagen, a Dallas native and 5th generation Texan, received her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Dallas and completed medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. Following anesthesiology residency training at the University of Florida in Gainesville, she completed a pediatric anesthesia fellowship at Denver Children's Hospital at the University of Colorado. Dr. Dagen is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and is board certified in pediatric anesthesia. She has been in private practice for more than 15 years in the Dallas metro area and also holds an Executive MBA in Healthcare Leadership and Management. Dr. Dagen consulted as the Medical Director for Cook Children's Surgery Center in Plano/Prosper for the previous 8 years and is thrilled to join the team at Cook Children's full time.

Dr. Dagen loves all aspects of pediatric anesthesia but especially strives to make the stressful experience of the operating room a little easier on children and their families. She has special interests in patient safety and acute post-operative pain management.

Dr. Dagen's patients will appreciate that she is a huge fan of all things Disney, Star Wars, and Marvel (an interest that she shares with her husband and three children). When she is not working, she enjoys traveling with her family, swimming, and baking. Currently, she is learning to caddie golf for her oldest son and loves to watch her daughter play lacrosse.