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. Mary Suzanne Whitworth
When I was in medical school I was fascinated by pathology and wanted to understand medical diagnoses in a very detailed way at the cellular level. I thought learning about different lung and heart diseases in adults during the first two years of medical school was fascinating. I also thought pediatrics involved runny noses and ear infections. So I chose to rotate through pediatrics first in order to get it out of the way early. But...
I fell in love with all the complexities of pediatric medicine--children are just as complicated medically as adults are! In fact, in many cases they are more so, because their bodies are constantly growing and changing. More importantly they are much more fun than adults!
I never looked back after that part of my training. I was fully focused on learning all I could about children after that.
Children are what make this job so very special to me. They smile and laugh through almost everything. I enjoy caring for patients who are really ill and seeing them fully recover. Pediatric infectious diseases has been a very rewarding choice.
Being a mom has also helped me to become more sensitive to the challenges that the parents of the kids I treat are facing. Early in my career I was a single mother for a few years. I think that made me more empathic to the difficulties these mothers face. Raising a family under any circumstances can be very rewarding and very trying--all at the same time. It is my goal to give families support--medically and emotionally.
I have been blessed with a wonderful husband and two beautiful grown children. When I'm away from work, I love spending time with my family and friends. I'm also very involved in our church.
Dr. Whitworth, treated my son with dignity and respect and made us feel at home even after knowing some dangerous circumstances! She's the best! – Patient family
Services
Infectious diseases diagnosis and care
Education
Medical School:
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Residency:
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Board Certifications:
American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases
Affiliations
American Academy of Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases Society of America,Cook Children's Physician Network
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