Meet Dr. Rachelle Herring

As soon as she shadowed a pediatric neurologist during her first year of medical school, Dr. Rachelle Herring knew pediatric neurology would be her chosen field. For her, having the opportunity to care for children and their families in a fascinating and ever-changing discipline is a true privilege.

Dr. Herring treats a wide variety of neurologic disorders, from the straightforward to the rare and complex. No matter the diagnosis, her goal is to establish relationships with the families of the children she treats in order to make the best individualized treatment choices for each child, while providing the highest quality of care possible.

When not at Cook Children's, Dr. Herring is spending time with her husband, son, and two dogs. She loves good food, board games and indoor cycling.

Services

  • Pediatric neurology

Reviews

Average rating:

4.8
Questions were addressed
4.9
4.9 (69)
Provider explained things clearly
4.8
4.8 (69)
Likelihood of recommending this provider
4.8
4.8 (68)
Trust/confidence in physicians
4.8
4.8 (69)

What our families say

  • November 24, 2025

    Our experiences with Dr. Herring and her staff have always been wonderful. No complaints.

  • November 24, 2025

    Dr. Herring is always courteous, professional and compassionate. She explains my child's procedures in a way that is easy for him to comprehend. She asks him about his level of comfort during his injections and is very responsive to his needs. We have been very pleased with the care our child receives from Dr. Herring. She is an asset to the Cook Children's Medical System.

  • November 22, 2025

    Great visit

  • November 22, 2025

    Dr Herring. She always goes above and beyond for my son. She takes every precaution possible for the well being of my son.

  • October 11, 2025

    I love both of them they answer my questions and are very respectful

  • October 01, 2025

    Dr Herring is amazing and we love her!!!

  • September 29, 2025

    Dr Herring. She is absolutely amazing

  • August 14, 2025

    All good

  • August 02, 2025

    She Awesome & Explain everything to u

  • July 21, 2025

    Dr. Herring is Amazing!

  • July 21, 2025

    Cook Childrens Hospital is a Wonderful place. They truly care for all their patients!

  • July 21, 2025

    Amazing all around!

  • July 21, 2025

    Dr.Herring was amazing with my daughter and was amazing at explaining everything with great detail as well actually listening and answering all my questions.

  • June 30, 2025

    This entire practice is exceptional. From beginning to end. [...] immediately felt connected to Dr. Herring as she began to talk to [...] about the reason she was there for the visit. And I really appreciated how Dr. Herring spoke to [...] without waiting for me to answer for [...]. It was an excellent doctor's visit as [...] left feeling heard, understood, and her various issues and questions addressed.

  • June 29, 2025

    Dr Herring is always very understanding, listens to anything I have to say and answers to the best of her ability or has someone contact me directly.

  • June 01, 2025

    Everyone was great.

  • May 29, 2025

    Everything is always excellent! Super fast check in and in to see the doctor right away. Dr herring and all staff are always so friendly to [...], she is always at ease coming to visit and Dr Herring's kindness and expertise are both evident.

  • May 24, 2025

    Very good love the doctor and the nurses they are loving and caring

  • May 24, 2025

    Dr. Herring she is an amazing doctor and I would recommend her to anyone that's dealing with their child having nerologic problems

  • May 20, 2025

    Everyone was pleasant and knowledgeable.

  • May 17, 2025

    The experience was good.

  • May 17, 2025

    She one of the best I've seen so far she answers all my questions and concerns in the care if she care for my son would recommend her to anyone that ever needed their child to see the doctor

  • April 10, 2025

    Everything was great!

  • April 10, 2025

    Doctor was very pleasant, listened to all concerns, quick response in follow up questions that we had regarding referral, (response same day)

  • April 05, 2025

    Cannot say enough good things about Dr. Herring. Her quiet, calm demeanor is incredibly comforting, she answers questions/explains things in a way we can understand without making us feel stupid and went out of her to check on things for us.

  • March 16, 2025

    The visit was good and Dr. Herring listened to my concerns but made my daughters concerns her top priority. As my daughter is older this was appreciated.

  • March 16, 2025

    Dr Herring is a good Neurologist. We could go to Tyler, TX for my daughter's care because it is closer but Dr Herring listens to my daughter and makes sure her needs and concerns are met.

  • March 12, 2025

    Dr.Herring, she is awesome, caring,

  • March 12, 2025

    Love the way the nurse interacted with my child, and explained to her what was going on.

  • March 12, 2025

    I can trust! Cookchildrens is a place I love so much I wish they had more people like them all over the world so we wouldn't have to travel so far. But the drive is worth it. Because they are all so nice and take such good care of my daughter! I wouldn't ever want to leave this place. I only trust this hospital for my daughter.

  • March 12, 2025

    All very well

  • March 10, 2025

    The whole department was awesome!!!

  • March 07, 2025

    Dr. Herring is very thorough and interacted worth [...] during our Zoom meeting.

  • March 07, 2025

    Dr. Herring is an amazing doctor. [...], the girl who does her scheduling and response to emails, is also amazing.

  • February 27, 2025

    Everyone talks with my child in a way she can understand. They take time to make sure all her questions are answered and fears are acknowledged.

  • February 27, 2025

    The lab tech that saw us was AMAZING. Dr. Herring always takes the time to talk with my daughter and answer any questions in ways she can understand.

  • February 19, 2025

    Everyone was very helpful thank you

  • February 03, 2025

    Very impressed by office, no complaints! Everyone was welcoming and professional

  • February 02, 2025

    Dr. Herring was amazing during this visit and included [...] in the plan of care and decision making.

  • December 28, 2024

    Visit was great

  • December 28, 2024

    Dr Hearing is awsome

  • December 12, 2024

    Dr. Herring was great! Calm, informative, easy and kind with kiddo! Able to help recommend being able to use Denton location in future, etc.

  • December 07, 2024

    My teen's neurologist was retired so I was bit hesitant to see Dr Herring. But she is an amazing doctor. She answered every single question with such a calm and collected response, her bedside manners were 5stars. I did not feel overwhelmed or underwhelmed by her behavior. She's best at her job. I wish all the doctors are like that. Zero waiting time and she gave us an hour to listen all our questions and concerns. We left highly pleased and satisfied from her office. Even the front seat person was so wonderful and helpful. Really really happy and definitely will suggest everyone I know need child neurologist. I wish all doctor's treat parents and families in same manner.

Publications

Publications:
  • Herring, R., Desai, N., Parnes, M., Jarjour, I. (In press). Pediatric West Nile virus-associated neuroinvasive disease: A review of the literature. Pediatric Neurology.
  • Herring, R., Desai, N., Parnes, M., Jarjour, I. (In press). Pediatric West Nile virus-associated neuroinvasive disease: A review of the literature. Pediatric Neurology.
  • Herring, R., Savitt, D., Parnes, M. (2017). Severe dystonia as a manifestation of West Nile neuroinvasive disease. 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. Boston, MA, April 22-28, 2017.

Education

  • Medical school:
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Residency:
  • Baylor College of Medicine

Affiliations

  • Cook Children's Physician Network

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