José Iglesias, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Surgery

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José Iglesias, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Surgery

Cook Children's Pediatric Surgery - Dodson Specialty Clinics

1500 Cooper St.
Fort Worth, TX 76104

Main phone number icon 682-885-7080

5.0 out of 5

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Need to refer a patient or consult with a pediatric Pediatric Surgery specialist? Please call us at 682-885-7080.

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Meet Dr. Jose L. Iglesias

I moved to Fort Worth and began my career as a Pediatric Surgeon at Cook Children's in 2001 after completing my training at St. Jude & Le Bonheur Children's in Memphis, TN. My wife and two children have loved growing with the city and the medical center ever since. I attended medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern and did my residency training there also, including Parkland and Dallas Children's Hospitals. My clinical interests have included minimally invasive surgery, and I was fortunate to be able to expand the technology and procedures during my time at Cook Children's. Other clinical interests include pectus and chest wall deformities, tumors, vascular malformations, and congenital anomalies. Currently, I'm the Medical Director of Pediatric Surgery (since 2014) and previously was Associate Medical Director as well as the Chief of Surgery.

Outside of surgery, I enjoy spending time and traveling with my family. Photography, scuba diving, skiing and performance driving are among my favorite hobbies. My son and I are Master Divers who enjoy exploring new destinations while my daughter and I enjoy perfecting our photography skills with one another.

Services

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

Reviews

Average rating:

5.0

Questions were addressed	5 5 (37)
Provider explained things clearly	4.9 4.9 (37)
Likelihood of recommending this provider	4.9 4.9 (37)
Trust/confidence in physicians	4.9 4.9 (37)

What our families say

April 06, 2025

Very good experience and we were very well attended
March 26, 2025

Nothing but good experiences today, everyone was so nice.
March 26, 2025

Every employee who spoke to us from the moment we parked to the moment we left were extremely nice. Everyone was so friendly.
March 25, 2025

Everyone involved made this experience excellent. From the employee, that I think was off duty, that answered my question in the parking garage ,to the registration personnel, to the nurses and Dr everyone was friendly and helpful.
March 25, 2025

With the lack of customer service in our world these days it was very refreshing to be at a location that genuinely seemed concerned with customer service!! Excellent work by every employee we came in contact with yesterday.
January 07, 2025

Everything went extremely well! The doctor was patient, thorough, and knowledgeable on the reason for the visit. Thank you!
November 21, 2024

Dr. Jose Iglesias took wonderful care of our son! [...] scheduled our surgery for the next day so we wouldn't have to wait! She was very jovial and friendly.
November 14, 2024

We always have a pleasant experience when we see Dr. Iglesias. The feint desk staff and nurses are also very welcoming and helpfuk.
August 10, 2024

She was wonderful
August 07, 2024

[...] was so kind and attentive to getting us scheduled and taken care of.
July 26, 2024

Dr I is the best surgeon we have ever has. [...]. Dr I has a very warm, personable, caring and positive attitude everytime we see him. My child adores him and feels extremely safe when he takes care of him. He is the face of this hospital as far as we are concerned.
May 08, 2024

Dr Iglesia explained very well

Publications

Publications:

JM Pierce, P LaCroix, K Heym, WP Bowman, L Margraf, J Iglesias, A Ray. Pleuropulmonary Blastoma: A single-center Case Series of 6 Patients. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2017 Nov;39(8):e419-e422.
JL Iglesias. Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery: Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy. Cook Children's Consult, Winter 2005: 5-8."
JL Iglesias, MD, KA Kogut, MD, E Owings, MD, SS Rothenberg, MD, KP Schropp, MD, K Georgeson, MD, TE Lobe, MD. Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Fundoplication in Early Infancy. Ped Endosurg & Innov Techn, 5:379-383, 2001.
KW Gow, MD, JS Dome, MD, JL Iglesias, MD, WM Novick, MD, FA Hoffer, MD, AM Davidoff, MD. Itraatrial and Intracaval Wilms' Tumor. JPS 36:1869-1871, 2001.
JL LaNoue, MD, JL Iglesias, MD, TE Rogers, MD, L Kim, MD, Y Meng, MD, SI Myers, MD, RH Turnage, MD. Alveolar macrophage response to remote organ injury. Shock 4:261-265, 1998.
JL Iglesias, MD, JL LaNoue, MD, L Kim, MD, Y Meng, MD, SI Myers, MD, RH Turnage, MD. Physiologic basis of pulmonary edema during intestinal reperfusion. J Surg Research 80(2):156-63, 1998.
RH Turnage, MD, JK Wright, MD, JL Iglesias, MD, JL LaNoue, MD, H Nguyen, LT Kim, MD, SI Myers, MD,. Intestinal reperfusion-induced pulmonary edema is related to increased pulmonary inducible nitric oxide synthase activity. Surgery 124(2):457-463, 1998.
JL Iglesias, MD, RH Turnage, MD,Y Meng, MD, J Horton, PhD, SI Myers, MD. The effect of sequential injuries on splanchnic perfusion and eicosanoid release. J Surg Research 78(2):148-54, 1998.
JL Iglesias, MD, T Renard, MD. Diaphragmatic hernia in an 8-year old with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Ped Surgery International 13(8):553-5, 1998.
JL Iglesias, MD, DE Meier, MD, WR Thompson, MD. Cost analysis of laparoscopic and open fundoplication in children. Ped Endosurg & Innov Techn, 1:15-21, 1997.
P Rothenbach, RH Turnage, MD, JL Iglesias, MD, A Riva, L Bartula, Myers, MD. Downstream effects of splanchnic ischemia/reperfusion injury on renal function and eicosanoid release. J. of Appl. Physiology 82(2): 530-536, 1997.
JL Iglesias, MD, RH Turnage, MD, P Rothenbach, JL LaNoue, MD, SI Myers, MD. Thromboxane synthase inhibition reverses intestinal reperfusion (IR) induced renal hypoperfusion. Surgical Forum, XLVII:382-384, 1996.

Education

Medical school:
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Residency:
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Board certifications:
American Board of Pediatric Surgery
American Board of General Surgery

Affiliations

American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA)
Cook Children's Physician Network
Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP)
Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Lilliputian Surgical Society
Parkland Surgical Society

Recognitions

Super Doctor 2014-2022 (Texas Monthly)
Top Doctors 2004-2021 (Fort Worth Texas Magazine)
Top Doctor 2017-2020, 2022 (360 West)
Best Doctor in America 2015-2016
Tarrant County Pediatric Surgery Texas Super Doctors award 2007-2015 (Fort Worth Texas Magazine)
Pediatric Surgery "Guide to America's Top Surgeons" 2008 (Texas Monthly)
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society: awarded 1992

José Iglesias, MD

Medical Director, Pediatric Surgery

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