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.
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. Kevin Tien
Born in the Midwest, but raised and reared in the small Texas town of Port Lavaca, I was determined to become a pediatrician by the time I was in 4th grade. My parents thought 4th grade was too easy for me and instructed my teacher to give me an extra project about my future career plans. I was inspired by my own pediatrician at the time and after completing that project, I never thought twice about a career in pediatrics.
I believe children are the best – they are equal parts inquisitive, resilient, inspiring, hopeful, challenging and delightful. They're the best patients to work with, and their parents are ready and willing to be teammates with me when partnering in their care.
Why did I choose this focus? Because the most meaningful and impactful patients I had the privilege of caring for as a student in El Paso were patients and families with childhood cancer. I fell in love with the field and the opportunity to care for these little ones immediately. With more time spent in the field of childhood blood and cancer disorders, the opportunity to work with so many different specialties and physician scientists at the forefront of providing exciting novel therapeutics options further drew me in to this career.
I'm particularly interested in childhood leukemia – specifically, AML and relapsed/refractory leukemia. Besides disease focuses, I'm also passionate about health equity and outcomes disparities related to race and socioeconomic status.
I have a passion for exploring foods of all cuisines and cooking for friends and family. I follow all Texas Longhorns sports and foster a burgeoning interest in F1. I play guitar, drums and piano, and am an avid tennis player when it's not blazing hot outside. I have a wife and two daughters, as well as a golden retriever and a white German shepherd.
Services
Oncology
Hematology
Education
Medical School:
Texas Tech University Health Science Center, El Paso, TX
Residency:
The University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, Houston, TX
Fellowship:
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Board Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations
Children's Oncology Group (COG)
Reducing Ethnic Disparities in Acute Leukemia (REDIAL)
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