Danielle Jones | ||||||||||
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August 12, 1986
Borger, Texas, U.S.
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Texas A&M University Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine |
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Ob/Gyn Science communicator |
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| Known for | Social media presence, advocating for sex education | |||||||||
| Spouse | Donnie Ray Jones | |||||||||
| Children | 4 | |||||||||
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| Field | Obstetrics and gynaecology | |||||||||
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YouTube information
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| Years active | 2017–present | |||||||||
| Genre(s) | Medical education Sex education |
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| Subscribers | 1.26 million | |||||||||
| Total views | 151.7 million | |||||||||
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Last updated: 1 April 2023 | ||||||||||
| Website | mindonmed |
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Danielle Nicole Jones (née Brown; born August 12, 1986), also known as Mama Doctor Jones, is an American obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) and science communicator. Various media outlets have highlighted her significant following on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, where she has received attention for her posts aiming to educate young people about sexual health.
Personal life and education
Jones was born in Borger, Texas on August 12, 1986.
She received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from Texas A&M University before pursuing postgraduate medical studies at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she received her Doctorate of Medicine.
Jones is married to Donnie Ray Jones, a coder and photographer, with whom she has four children. In 2021, the family moved to Invercargill, New Zealand.
Career
She worked as an OB/GYN at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in College Station, Texas and as an assistant professor at Texas A&M Health Science Center. Various media outlets have highlighted her significant following on YouTube,Instagram, and TikTok, where she has received attention for her posts aiming to educate young people about sexual health.
Jones is a founding member of the Pinnacle Conference, a leadership conference for female physicians, as well as the Association for Healthcare Social Media.
In 2021, she accepted a job at Southland Hospital in Invercargill, New Zealand.
Social media
In 2009, Jones began posting on social media about medical topics as a medical student with two goals: provide the public with accurate medical information and provide a "traveling CV" of her work. Her primary modes of communication were Twitter and her blog.
During her medical residency, Jones stopped uploading information to social media because she was a new mom and "was so busy and learning to be a doctor and focusing every ounce of [her] energy on being a good doctor and learning everything [she] could."
Four years later, Jones rejoined social media, focusing her energy on Instagram, then moved to YouTube.
In November 2021, Jones received a YouTube gold award for reaching one million subscribers.
Jones' content has been banned by the Alaska Fairbanks school board.
Recognition
| Year | Work | Awarding Body | Award | Ref. |
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| 2016 | Dr. Danielle Jones (Brown) M.D. | Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine | Excellence in High-Risk Pregnancy Care | |
| 2016 | Dr. Danielle Jones (Brown) M.D. | American College of Ob/Gyn, District XI | The Creighton L. Edwards, MD, Award in Compassionate Care | |
| 2017 | Dr. Danielle Jones (Brown) M.D. | AAGL | Excellence in Laparoscopic Surgery | |
| 2021 | MamaDrJones | YouTube | YouTube Play Button Gold |