Cook Children's Medical Center and Cook Children's Physician Network have contracts with the following health care insurance companies, and we are committed to growing this list. We want to be sure that every family and child in our community has the coverage they need to get and stay healthy.
Aetna**
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HMO Blue Essentials
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PAR - Cook Children's Medical Center Fort Worth Only
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas Premier
Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthSelect of Texas
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas HPN
Cigna Healthcare of Texas**
EHN- Employers Health Network
First Health Network*
Fort Worth Firefighters 440
Galaxy Healthcare Network
HealthScope*
HealthSmart Payors Organization/HealthSmart*
Imagine Health
MultiPlan Inc/PHCS*
Providence Health Alliance
Baylor Scott and White Health Plan**
United Healthcare PPO/EPO**
USA Managed Care Organizations
* Does NOT include Physician Only Plans or Christian Healthcare Sharing Ministry Plans
** Excluding exchange products
To confirm that your insurance is covered, please review Cook Children's accepted insurance plans.
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:
4.9
Questions were addressed
4.9
4.9 (49)
Provider explained things clearly
4.9
4.9 (49)
Likelihood of recommending this provider
4.9
4.9 (49)
Trust/confidence in physicians
4.9
4.9 (48)
What our families say
November 03, 2024
Dr Ruth Jones was amazing - we appreciate her communication and her kindness! I don't remember any of the other staff members names, but the registration / front desk was also super helpful! Everyone we came in contact with was so great!
November 03, 2024
Dr Ruth Jones was awesome! She was very kind and helpful. She listened to our concerns and she was thorough when explaining our treatment options. She made us feel comfortable and she was very gentle with our baby during the examination. We would definitely trust her to care for our son again in the future.
October 05, 2024
Very good gave it a lot of importance
October 03, 2024
Dr. Jones was wonderful!
September 23, 2024
The staff in a whole, great work.
September 07, 2024
Dr.jones and her team are absolutely amazing! They took all our concerns serious and my sons absolutely adored her and the team ! Huge thank you !
August 26, 2024
Everyone was super friendly and helpful
August 26, 2024
Thorough, kind, gentle and all had amazing personalities. Had a wonderful experience.
August 16, 2024
Our doctor was forthcoming with the concerns she had with the surgery our child needed and was very straightforward with information surrounding the procedure. She was very confident in her work while making sure not to give us false hope. She rejoiced with us when our child responded well to the procedure and recovered well. She seemed personally invested in our child's well being. We are so grateful for such a wonderful surgeon!
August 09, 2024
She was extremely helpful and repeated everything to me in case I missed anything
July 31, 2024
Dr. Jones was very attentive and kind.
June 17, 2024
Everything was great. The fact that the Provider tool time to see what the problem was and she agreed with my decision.
May 01, 2024
Dr. Jones makes you feel like you're the only patient she's caring for, which we all are aware is not the case. That's how special she makes you feel when she's speaking to her patients and family.
May 01, 2024
Dr. Jones, is a phenomenal surgeon and Doctor. She made it very safe to leave my child in her hands. I will be eternally grateful for God gracing us with one of his heavenly angels like Dr. Jones. May God continue to bless her to be great and a blessing to many other families as she was to mine. I love her like she's family.
April 21, 2024
Dr. Jones is amazing. We are so grateful that she was the one who performed [...] initial surgeries and that she has maintained care for her.
April 05, 2024
Excellent care for my son. Good coordination of doctors at both appointments
April 05, 2024
They were all good
March 30, 2024
They came and told us that the doctor is in surgery and how much longer. Asked us if we needed anything. They did great
March 28, 2024
10/10 recommend. Great experience and easy to check in online
March 28, 2024
Nurse [...] and Dr Jones were amazing and educated us on what the procedure entails and how to do the after care.
March 15, 2024
She was very kind and understanding while assisting with the financial arrangements of our visit.
February 12, 2024
Great experience, everyone was awesome!!!
February 12, 2024
Front dest was very helpful.
December 28, 2023
Everyone was so amazing, thank you all
December 24, 2023
Dr. Jones has been an excellent doctor for us. She is very personable and easy to talk to. Both my son and I have been very happy with her.
Education
Medical School:
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School – Dallas, TX
Residency:
University of Texas Southwestern General Surgery Program – Dallas, TX
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