Rheumatology

It's hard enough to be a kid. At Cook Children's Pediatric Rheumatology we try to make it a little easier.

Starting May 8, Cook Children's Rheumatology will serve you in an improved area at the Dodson Specialty Clinics. Please use the new P1 garage to park and check in at the new location of Dodson Central Registration. If you have any questions, just ask us. We're here for you every step! Download map.

Most people think of things like arthritis, scleroderma or Crohn's disease as something that only older adults get. But kids get these and many other conditions as well. At Cook Children's, we here to help kids and teens with things like persistent arthritis and joint pain, symptoms associated with autoimmune diseases and much, much more.

Conditions treated

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Dermatomyositis
Scleroderma
Spondyloarthropathies, such as ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter syndrome, psoriatic arthritis and the arthritis associated with ulcerative colitis, or Crohn's disease
Vasculopathies of childhood, including Kawasaki syndrome, Henoch-Schönlein purpura, Wegener granulomatosis and related conditions

What is rheumatoid arthritis?

An overview of rheumatoid arthritis, how it affects the body and where in the body it frequently occurs.

Meet our doctors:

Ricardo Guirola, MD

Rheumatology

5 out of 5

146 Ratings

Accepting new patients

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Maria Perez, MD

Rheumatology

4.8 out of 5

98 Ratings

Accepting new patients

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Pediatric nurse practitioners

Abby Dugger, PNP
Emily Larkin

Contact and location

Have a question? If you would like to schedule an appointment, refer a patient or speak to our staff, please call 682-885-1202.

Cook Children's Rheumatology
1500 Cooper St.
Fort Worth, TX 76104
682-885-1202 phone

Virtual medicine and telehealth

Specialty care is now as close as your computer, laptop, cell phone or tablet. Cook Children's specialty clinics throughout North Texas are equipped with cameras, microphones, TV monitors and specialized equipment, which means patient families can receive consultations and exams in real time without having to go to the inconvenience or expense of traveling far from home. Telemedicine provides coordinated care and ease of access that patient families in outlying areas otherwise wouldn't have.

Based on the diagnosis, a patient may have to be seen in person for an initial visit. Contact us at 682-885-1202 for information on our telemedicine services.