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

Publications

Publications
  • 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.
  • 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, 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.
  • 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.
  • KW Gow, MD, JS Dome, MD, JL Iglesias, MD, WM Novick, MD, FA Hoffer, MD, AM Davidoff, MD. Intraatrial and Intracaval Wilms' Tumor. JPS 36:1869-1871, 2001.
  • 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.
  • JL Iglesias. Pediatric Minimally Invasive Surgery: Laparoscopy and Thoracoscopy. Cook Children's Consult, Winter 2005: 5-8.
  • 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. Nov; 39(8):e419-e422, 2017.
  • NJ Iglesias, R Arrowood, PhD, Lori Montgomery, Elizabeth Leeper, KJ Tsao, MD, JL Iglesias, MD. Operative Time is Independently Associated with Morbidity in Pediatric Complicated Appendicitis, J Surg Research. August 276:143-150, 2022.

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

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