Meet Dr. Maria de Los Angeles Perez
As long as I can remember, I've wanted to be a pediatrician. Some kids buy toys at garage sales. I looked for medical textbooks.
During my medical school years, I spent summers as a camp counselor for pediatric diabetes and hemophilia camps, and I loved every minute. When I was an intern at Texas Children's Hospital, I met two special children with lupus and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Those children had a joy for life and never let their disease slow them down. They taught me that I need to be the kind of pediatrician who empowers patients to be anything they want to be, despite having a chronic disease. As a result, I extended my training for three additional years to specialize in pediatric rheumatology. Today, I am one of only 350 pediatric rheumatologists in the U.S.
I spent the next 21 years at Texas Children's Hospital and served as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Rheumatology Fellowship Training Director. In 2011, Cook Children's Medical Center invited me to start a Rheumatology Clinic. Now, that clinic provides care for children all across north Texas, helping our patients have the best possible quality of life in partnership with their families. I love seeing our patients grow up over the years with an unlimited quality of life.
When I'm not working, I enjoy spending time with my family traveling, spending time at the Kimbell Museum or enjoying a local festival. We love being in Fort Worth, being part of this community.
Services
- Pediatric rheumatology specialist
- Persistent arthritis/joint pain care
- Autoimmune disease treatment
Reviews
Average rating:
Questions were addressed |
4.9
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Provider explained things clearly |
4.9
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
4.9
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4.9
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April 02, 2024
Dr. Perez is an awesome doctor to my child
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March 29, 2024
Dr Perez spent a great deal of time explaining and education us. Her care and attention was very much appreciated.
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March 25, 2024
Dr. Perez was amazing! She was very informative and straight forward. She was honest and she showed great concern for my child. She treated us with compassion.
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February 29, 2024
Dr. Perez is amazing. I want to keep her forever.
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February 21, 2024
Everyone has always been very helpful and patient. Wonderful experience
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February 15, 2024
Dr Stubbs and Dr Perez have been phenomenal in responding to questions/concerns. They are both patient in answering my questions (as a mother) and explaining all aspects of disease and medications.
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January 23, 2024
The visit to Cooks was the absolute best experience I've ever been involved in at any Doctors office, clinic, or hospital. From the moment we arrived to the goodbye wave out of the parking garage was very impressed with it all. I have already spoke about the experience with several people and recommended it to all I've told. Top notch place and I will definitely encourage people to go if in need of great care. Thank y'all so much.
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January 23, 2024
The entire staff was on point!
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January 13, 2024
DrPerez obviously reviewed my daughter's notes of previous visit 4 years ago and we appreciate that very much! She gave us hope and direction to continue our mission to find answers to my daughter's hearing loss when I was already feeling like I was losing in that battle. Thank you, Dr Perez!!
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January 11, 2024
We love her
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January 11, 2024
Dr. Perez is always the best
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December 17, 2023
Dr. Perez was amazing! Our experience has been that doctors often rush us and try to get us in and out as quick as possible so they can knock out as many patients in one day. Dr. Perez had a very calm way about her, and took such time and care with us, like we were the only patient on the docket that day, which I know isn't true. Really appreciate her concern and care.
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November 30, 2023
Overall good experience, everyone was super friendly and helpful.
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November 30, 2023
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for the Sibling Care Center and free valet parking!! Both were a blessing to our family! The Valet behind the clinic was super! We had driven two hours to get to the facility & arrived a couple of minutes before our appt. We were joyed to find that valet was offered & the new lights in the parking garage were inviting. The valet staff were professional & made our 4 kids feel like royalty!! (Wish I had caught their names but they certainly deserve recognition!) Also the Sibling Care center was suggested by the check in station! What a wonderful blessing to our family! Our two youngest daughters went to childcare where we were welcomed with such hospitality! It took the entire 1.5 hours, to the minute, for oldest daughter to be seen & have her labs drawn. The Sibling Child care center is top notch, & designed so lovely with the best toys. The staff, Mrs Audra & the other woman, whose name skips me, were absolutely the kindest women! The Sibling Child Care center allowed me to be fully present as a mother at our oldest daughter's visit with Dr Perez! I felt like the fact that the littles were not there to be distracting or bored, allowed me to hear & communicate better during the visit.
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November 30, 2023
Dr Perez is an outstanding physician/rheumatologist!She arrived quickly to the room, fully informed of my daughter's condition & medical history, in totality, including the names of multiple doctors at other facilities. She did all of this by memory without even logging into a computer in the room. We were amazed at her most thorough evaluation, explanations and concerns for our daughter! She listened with intention to hear us and answered all of the questions we had with complete, formulated explanations. Her knowledge of feet and footwear was a surprise to us. She made relevant suggestions based specifically on our daughter's needs. We were truly amazed at the high level of care she provided to our daughter & her willingness to contact our daughter's PCP for follow up. We left her office feeling like our daughter was the most important patient of Dr Perez's day!!
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November 29, 2023
The hospital was excellent in every aspect, we did not expect anything for our appointment, we went with the mentality of waiting and that it would be a long day and that our appointment was a bit tedious but it was not like that, quite the opposite, everything super fast the excellent attention, all the staff very friendly and helpful always willing to help us. Dr. Excellent, she is very humane, it is exactly what one would always want to receive from a doctor. Thank you CookChildren's for having such excellent service.
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November 29, 2023
We have had nothing but the best care ever since coming to this clinic!
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November 29, 2023
Dr. Maria Perez and all of her staff!!
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November 14, 2023
(Patient) loves Dr. Perez. She puts her at ease
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November 13, 2023
Awesome
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November 13, 2023
Dr. Perez, we just love her for everything she does for my son. She's very knowledgeable and concerned with her patients and I truly love her for that.
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November 08, 2023
From start to end we were very pleased with our visit. Everyone was so nice and professional.
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November 08, 2023
Dr. Perez was amazing from start to end she reassured my sons feelings and explained everything in a way we left the office with peace of mind. She took her time and was very professional and attentive.
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November 02, 2023
Dr. Perez is always very helpful and I appreciate her willingness to see my daughter via Zoom as we live 6 hours away.
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October 25, 2023
Everything was just informational and explained carefully
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October 25, 2023
Our physician! She was amazing! Knowledgeable! Caring and personable! Not only did she assess my son but we found out more about the both of us in this short visit than his entire 16 years.
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October 22, 2023
Dr Perez is fantastic and has taken a vested interest in my daughter and her health. We have received exceptional care since our journey started in early august. We are so grateful for Dr Perez and her care and compassion, as well as her expertise and dedication.
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October 13, 2023
Everyone at Cooks is always kind
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October 09, 2023
Everything was good.
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October 09, 2023
Dr. Perez she's amazing!!
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October 04, 2023
We were so pleased with our experience. I wish every office visit to every provider went as well as this visit did. Dr Perez was extremely informative and helpful.
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October 04, 2023
Everyone was extremely friendly from the parking garage to the lab where she did bloodwork.
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September 28, 2023
Everything has been very good.
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September 27, 2023
No bad experiences at all. She makes you feel that your child is her number 1 priority.
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September 27, 2023
Dr. Perez. She is always very good w/(patient). She does not make you feel rushed. Answers all questions and even things you forget to ask. Have never had a problem when contacting the office. Very prompt With call backs.
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September 27, 2023
Everyone we came into contact was super friendly and helpful from the registration personnel, the nurse, our physician and lab tech.
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September 16, 2023
Workers were nice and patient
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September 16, 2023
Doctor Perez was great
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August 17, 2023
Dr. Perez, she has been supportive very attentive to my son and his concerns and I truly thank her from day one when my son was admitted into the hospital.
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August 11, 2023
Excellent care
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August 11, 2023
Dr Perez was amazing with our daughter. Ultimately we do not need to see her specialty but she did excellent in figuring out and will refer us where we need to go.
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August 02, 2023
Everytime we come to appts Dr. Perez is very sweet and willing to share new information with us; we always learn something new. She always asks how my daughter has felt and if any changes. Our experiance is always wonderful
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July 13, 2023
She was very concerned about my daughter and gave us good information.
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July 13, 2023
Dr. Perez is the best
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July 12, 2023
Dr Perez was wonderful.
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July 12, 2023
Dr Perez and her staff are very attentive to my child and know her history very well
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June 23, 2023
We love Dr Perez! Shes like family now and I'm glad she makes my anxious daughter feel at home in safe hands!!
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June 17, 2023
Dr. Maria Perez does a great job and listening and works hard to inform us of our options.
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June 16, 2023
Melissa was fantastic. We are grateful for her care and teaching
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June 16, 2023
Dr Perez was amazing. She was patient and took her time to understand our concerns and explained her finding well.
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June 15, 2023
Everyone was very friendly and helpful!
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June 15, 2023
Dr. Perez was wonderful to connect with my daughter and spend time to really hear what was going on, not just treat her as a name and number.
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June 15, 2023
Dr Perez is so amazing at validating our concerns and making connections in whole wellness beyond rheumatology. We really value her perspective and care and are grateful for how invested she is in our child's overall wellbeing!
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June 14, 2023
Dr Perez and her staff is amazing. I never have any issues communicating with them!
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May 28, 2023
All good experience with the staff all around
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May 28, 2023
Yes Dr Perez Nurse who took down (Patient's) Info she was so nice and also the lab workers were as wel And Dr Perez was amazing on being straight forward with us
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May 11, 2023
Dr Perez explained everything very well. She took the time with my child to take her fears away before doing her exam. She is working with other doctors on our team to help get a diagnosis.
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May 11, 2023
Dr Perez listened very well to our concerns and new issues that have been happening.
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May 11, 2023
Dr. Perez really took her time with my son to try to get to some answers. She was able to get an emergency MRI scheduled for the next since we are from out of town which was amazing and much appreciated. She provided our son some medicine for his pain which has really helped.
Education
- Medical School:
- Texas Tech University School of Medicine
- Residency:
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Board Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatric Rheumatology
Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Rheumatology,Cook Children's Physician Network
Recognitions
- Young Clinical Investigator Award in Pediatric Rheumatology 1991
- Listed in "Best Doctors in America" online resource - Best Doctors Inc. 2007-2008; 2012-2013; 2017-2018
- Listed in "Top Docs for Kids" H Texas magazine - 2008; 2010; 2012
- ACR REF/Amgen/Wyeth Rheumatology Fellowship Training Award 2009-2010
- Selected to Texas Super Doctors - Published in Texas Monthly Magazine 2013-2017
- Recipient for Fullbright and Jawaorski Teaching and Evaluation Award 2011
- Inducted into Academy of Distinguished Educators 2011
- Selected to Top Doctors in North Texas published in Dallas Morning News 2015
- Selected to Top Doctors published in 360 West in February 2018
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