Hansel J. Otero, MD, FAAP
Associate Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Medical Staff, Chester County Hospital, Department of Radiology, West Chester, PA, University of Pennsylvania
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Pediatric Radiologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Global Health Scholar, Center for Global Health (CGH), Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Vice Chair for Clinical Research, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-426-0098
Fax: 267-425-7068
Fax: 267-425-7068
Email:
oteroh@chop.edu
oteroh@chop.edu
Publications
Education
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Universidad Central de Venezuela, “Luis Razzetti” School of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela, 2002.
Permanent linkMD (Doctor of Medicine)
Universidad Central de Venezuela, “Luis Razzetti” School of Medicine, Caracas, Venezuela, 2002.
Selected Publications
Chiang SS, Andronikou S, Roman Sinche B, Furman M, Schaaf HS, Sant'Anna CC, Otero HJ, Tanzer JR, Lecca L, Byrne AL: Posttuberculosis Lung Disease in Adolescents in Lima, Peru. Pediatrics 158(1), Jul 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1542/peds.2025-074970.Gnocchi G, Meneses M, Serai SD, Darge K, Otero HJ.: Pediatric magnetic resonance urography from patient preparation to post-processing: basics and controversies. Pediatric radiology Jun 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-026-06689-w; Online ahead of print as of September 2026.
Mezher M, Elgamal M, Schoeman S, Al-Hasani M, Otero HJ, Sultan LR.: Ultrasound Radiomics in Pediatric Imaging: Current Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions Toward Clinical Implementation. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 16(11), May 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics16111669.
Otero HJ, Guarilha T.: Differences in Pediatric Imaging Utilization Between Children's and Non-Children's Hospital: Is It Time to Move On From the Focus on CT and Radiation. Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR 23(5): 768-769, May 2026.
Chauhan A, Omeiri SE, Prodigios J, Meneses M, Riedesel E, Noor A, Otero HJ, Vatsky S, Rapp JB, White AM.: Systemic Venous Anomalies. Seminars in roentgenology 62: 150965, Apr 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.ro.2025.150965.
Chauhan A, White AM, Vatsky SE, Otero HJ, Hamilton TE, Lerebo W, Velazquez Guzman AJ, Akbari E, Rapp JB.: How we do it: artery of Adamkiewicz evaluation by CTA in children. Pediatric radiology 56(3): 629-637, Mar 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-026-06533-1.
Shelmerdine SC, Naidoo J, Kelly BS, Laborie LB, Toso S, D'Antonoli TA, Arthurs OJ, Blumer SL, Ciet P, Damasio MB, Doria AS, Haque S, Ho ML, Huisman TAGM, Joshi A, Kapur J, Mankad K, Offiah AC, Otero H, Pace E, Semple T, Sodhi KS, Tschauner S, Ugas-Charcape CF, Vamyanmane DK, van Rijn RR, Veiga-Canuto D, Wagner MW, Zucker EJ, Sammer M.: Correction: AI implementation in pediatric radiology for patient safety: a multi-society statement from the ACR, ESPR, SPR, SLARP, AOSPR, SPIN. Pediatric radiology 56(2): 257-259, Feb 2026.
Amiruddin R, Belachew B, Jalloul M, Derbew HM, Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Wieczkowski S, Mekete Y, Reid JR, Navarro YJS, Noor A, Darge K, Otero HJ.: Weekly virtual case review series: supplementing pediatric radiology education for a global community of trainees. Pediatric Radiology 56(2): 473-476, Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-025-06464-3.
Shelmerdine SC, Naidoo J, Kelly BS, Laborie LB, Toso S, Akinci D'Antonoli T, Arthurs OJ, Blumer SL, Ciet P, Damasio MB, Doria AS, Haque S, Ho ML, Huisman TA, Joshi A, Kapur J, Mankad K, Offiah AC, Otero H, Pace E, Semple T, Sodhi KS, Tschauner S, Ugas-Charcape CF, Vamyanmane DK, van Rijn RR, Veiga-Canuto D, Wagner MW, Zucker EJ, Sammer M.: AI implementation in pediatric radiology for patient safety: a multi-society statement from the ACR, ESPR, SPR, SLARP, AOSPR, SPIN. Pediatric Radiology 56(2): 243-256, Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-025-06386-0.
Viteri B, Morales-Tisnés T, Logan J, Zee J, Kaplan S, Back SJ, Hartung EA, Pradhan M, Guay-Woodford L, Furth SL, Amaral S, Tasian G, Otero HJ.: US-derived Pediatric Kidney Length and Volume Percentiles by Age: A Big Data Approach. Radiology. Artificial intelligence 8(1): e250056, Jan 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/ryai.250056.
