Meet Dr. Ruth Ellen Jones

Every day, Dr. Jones feels profoundly grateful for the opportunity to combine her skills and compassion to transform the lives of children as a dedicated pediatric surgeon. From her early years as a teen, when she enjoyed babysitting and serving as a camp counselor, she has always been passionate about enriching the lives of young people through creative activities and nurturing care. Today, she channels that same passion into her medical practice, striving to ensure that every child experiences a healthy and joyful childhood.

Raised in Dallas, Texas, Dr. Jones was positively influenced by her family's legacy in the medical field. Her father and grandparents, who were esteemed physicians and nurses, instilled in her a strong sense of community service and the healing power of medicine. She pursued her undergraduate studies in Spanish at the University of Texas at Austin, where she also laid the groundwork for her medical education. Dr. Jones earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas. It was during her rotation in emergency and trauma surgery at Parkland Hospital that she felt a magnetic pull towards the surgical field, captivated by its dynamic, team-oriented approach to solving complex health problems.

With her innate desire to help children, Dr. Jones specialized in Pediatric Surgery. She completed her General Surgery training at UTSW and is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. She underwent Pediatric Surgery training at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Maryland. She is thrilled to bring her skills and enthusiasm to Fort Worth as part of the Pediatric Surgery group at Cook Children's.

Dr. Jones is unwavering in her commitment to delivering top-tier surgical care to infants, children, and adolescents. She excels in a range of clinical interests, including congenital thoracic and abdominal surgery, neonatal surgery, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. She is adept at minimally invasive and robotic surgical techniques, particularly in the areas of hepatobiliary, colorectal, abdominal wall, retroperitoneal, and thoracic conditions. Her relentless pursuit of surgical innovation aims to elevate the standard of pediatric surgical care.

When she steps out of her surgical scrubs, Dr. Jones relishes quality time with her family, friends, and colleagues. An avid traveler, one of her most memorable journeys was a cruise through the Galapagos Islands, where she encountered a centenarian tortoise! A fitness enthusiast and culinary aficionado, Dr. Jones delights in cooking up her signature dishes - her guacamole and blueberry pie are crowd-pleasers.

Services

  • Head and neck masses
  • Circumcisions
  • Thoracic surgery
  • Abdominal/gastrointestinal issues
  • Genitourinary surgery
  • Tumors and malignancies
  • Neonatal surgical conditions
  • Robotic surgery, laparoscopy, thoracoscopy
  • Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
  • Vascular, dialysis and feeding access
  • Pectus Carinatum
  • Pectus Excavatum

Reviews

Average rating:

5.0
Questions were addressed
4.9
4.9 (57)
Provider explained things clearly
4.9
4.9 (56)
Likelihood of recommending this provider
5
5 (56)
Trust/confidence in physicians
5
5 (57)

What our families say

  • October 20, 2025

    Dr. Jones and staff are great.

  • October 18, 2025

    Nothing negative to report. Amazing job by Nurse [...] and Dr. Jones. Would highly recommend in future.

  • October 18, 2025

    Nurse [...] and Dr. Jones were incredible - very caring and helped tremendously with my child's anxieties caused by a bad experience with the last procedure with a different doctor at the clinic.

  • October 05, 2025

    I didn't experience anything bad

  • October 05, 2025

    My appreciation to all the care giver and Doctors that assisted to my kids

  • September 23, 2025

    Dr Jones was absolutely phenomenal! She even asked how I was healing as the mother even though the appointment was for my son. Bonus that we were wearing matching shoes! She was very confident in his circumcision so I was grateful!

  • September 20, 2025

    Dr. Jones was incredible and put mine and my daughters mind at ease! Her scheduler was so nice and helpful. She had to work with arranging surgery with 2 different surgeons and was still able to accommodate our needs. We had a surgery date scheduled by the end of the day! Can't express my gratitude enough for this office!

  • September 19, 2025

    Actually we felt too good to be there. Every staff was so responsive. And Dr. Jones, she is a wonderful doctor and a wonderful person. We're so grateful to her and we would recommend everyone to choose Dr. Jones.

  • September 13, 2025

    All excellent staff

  • September 13, 2025

    Excellent work and Doctors and nurses

  • September 09, 2025

    It's been a good experience overall, this was our second time coming for an appointment and the staff are really welcoming and friendly, help you out and guide you to where you need to go.

  • September 07, 2025

    We always have the best experience at Cooks!

  • September 07, 2025

    We are so happy with the care we get from Dr. Ruth Jones! She is always so caring and takes the time to listen to us.

  • August 20, 2025

    all good

  • July 30, 2025

    Our experience was great and would love for everyone to provide us with the same experience any given time she's awesome and my daughter left blowing kisses to her

  • July 26, 2025

    It was all around a great experience. We look forward to working with the team of Drs at Cooks and are hopeful our next steps are forward. Thanks

  • July 26, 2025

    OMG please never let Dr. Jones go. The fact that she remembers the patient and the little things about the patient, no one could ask for more.

  • July 26, 2025

    I just love Dr. Jones!!!!! I wish I was younger she would be one of my best friends!!!! Her parents did a great job. I pray [...] becomes a great person like her.

  • July 12, 2025

    All good thank you

  • June 19, 2025

    The doctor was amazing and helped explain everything to my daughter so she wasnt scared anymore

  • June 13, 2025

    Great visit as always

  • June 13, 2025

    Everyone was so friendly they made me feel so comfortable with this surgery

  • May 21, 2025

    Entire staff was extremely helpful & friendly

  • May 21, 2025

    The physician put me at ease and answered all of my questions

  • May 03, 2025

    Another wonderful office experience at Cooks

  • May 03, 2025

    Both [...] (nurse) and Dr. Jones were incredibly warm and welcoming and seemed genuinely concerned for [...].

  • May 03, 2025

    We are very happy with Ruth Jones taking care of our son! She is very caring and thorough!

  • April 25, 2025

    They all good

  • April 25, 2025

    They all good and nice

  • April 25, 2025

    Docror, nurses and staff were very friendly and caring.

  • April 11, 2025

    Both Nurses and Doctor were great!

  • March 19, 2025

    Dr. Jone's very friendly and very courteous treatment

  • March 18, 2025

    All was great and exceeded expectations with the facility

  • March 18, 2025

    Dr Ruth Jones and all staff were friendly, courteous, and professional

  • February 26, 2025

    My daughter has never been as comfortable and at ease as she was with the staff at cooks. I am so grateful for Dr. Jones. She was amazing. Thank you all for helping my daughter during this time

  • February 20, 2025

    Everyone there were so caring to a scared child

  • February 20, 2025

    He felt so important that day. Y'all made it all about him.

  • February 19, 2025

    Dr jones was amazing and was very attentive to my child's needs

  • February 06, 2025

    Dr jones was amazing; she listened and super knowledgeable

  • January 17, 2025

    It was good experience because the staff was friendly

  • January 16, 2025

    Dr. Jones was an exceptional doctor.

  • January 16, 2025

    The doctor eased any fears that we had regarding our child's medical issue. She explained everything very well and left us with zero confusion or uncertainty. She was also very kind to the patients big sister, which meant a lot to us.

  • December 22, 2024

    The entire staff from the first phone call was better than any place I have been to related to hospital care. Everyone at Cooks we have dealt with so far is exceptional. I would trust them with any of my children no matter how big or small the problem.

  • December 13, 2024

    Everyone was great.

  • December 13, 2024

    [...] at the front desk was exceptional. She help easy my worried child.

Media

Grand Rounds: Robotics in pediatric surgery

Learn about the benefits of robotics and the multidisciplinary teamwork necessary to determine optimal robotic surgery candidates.

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Education

  • Medical school:
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical School – Dallas, TX
  • Residency:
  • University of Texas Southwestern General Surgery Program – Dallas, TX
  • Fellowship:
  • Johns Hopkins Children's Center – Baltimore, MD
  • Board certifications:
  • American Board of Surgery
  • Board Certified in Pediatric Surgery

Affiliations

  • Cook Children's Physician Network
  • American Pediatric Surgical Society
  • Benjy Brooks Committee
  • International Pediatric Endosurgery Group

Recognitions

  • Miller Coulson Award for Clinical Excellence
  • Excellence in Medical Student Teaching Award
  • Phi Kappa Phi Chapter Excellence Award

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