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
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
El Omeiri S, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Stern J, Otero HJ, Dori Y, Biko DM, Rapp JB, Escobar F, Dewitt A, Krishnamurthy G, Srinivasan A, Smith CL.: Imaging of central lymphatics in children with Both Trisomy 21 and congenital heart disease. Clinical imaging 127: 110627, Nov 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2025.110627.Otero HJ, Noor A.: Certainty Amid Artful Ambiguity: An Editorial Comment on "Communicating Diagnostic Certainty in Radiology Reports: Potential Frameworks From the American College of Radiology Commission on Quality and Safety" Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR 22(11): 1399-1400, Nov 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.09.001.
Noor A, Amiruddin R, Belachew B, Jalloul M, Dennis R, Reid JR, Etzel N, Warren K, Sherwani P, Ziehe Moreira L, Saleh Nour A, Darge K, Otero HJ.: Global pediatric radiology education-a commentary on our Observership Program. Pediatric Radiology 55(10): 2205-2210, Sep 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-025-06385-1.
De Leon-Benedetti L, Sultan LR, Otero HJ, Morales-Tisnés T, Sims J, Fitzpatrick K, Fitzgerald JC, Furth S, Laskin BL, Viteri B.: Quantifying "Medical Renal Disease": A Pediatric Pilot Study Using Ultrasound Radiomics for Differentiating Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) 15(16): 2112, Aug 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics15162112.
Morales-Tisnés T, Pelzl CE, Christensen EW, Rula EY, Otero HJ.: Defining the Pediatric Radiology Workforce in the United States Using Insurance Claims Data. Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR S1546-1440(25): 00448-X, Aug 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.07.029; Online ahead of print as of November 2025.
Serai SD, Morales T, Vossough D, Amaral S, Otero HJ, Baquerizo BV.: Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) as a Non-Invasive Tool for Assessing Pediatric Kidney Transplants: A Feasibility Study. Pediatric transplantation 29(5): e70119, Aug 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1111/petr.70119.
Sultan LR, Ramirez-Suarez KI, Schenkel SR, Schaeubinger MM, Cerron-Vela C, Kgole SW, Masasa G, Phale B, Makhema J, Mokane T, Lowenthal ED, Powis KM, Otero HJ.: Brain ultrasound radiomics identify textural differences in basal ganglia and white matter between full term newborns HIV-exposed uninfected and HIV-unexposed in Botswana. Early human development 210: 106368, Aug 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106368; Online ahead of print as of October 2025.
Tripathi S, Alkhulaifat D, Otero HJ, Cook TS.: Toward Pediatric Patient-Friendly Education Material Using Generative Artificial Intelligence. Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR 25, Jul 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.07.009; Online ahead of print as of October 2025.
Morales-Tisnés T, Pelzl CE, Milla SS, Otero HJ.: Current Challenges in Estimating the Pediatric Radiology Workforce and Access to Pediatric Radiology Care in the United States. Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR 22(7): 780-784, Jul 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.03.002.
Anthony Herndon CD, Otero HJ, Hains D, Sweeney RM, Lockwood GM; Section on Urology; Section on Nephrology; Section on Radiology; Section on Hospital Medicine.: Perinatal Urinary Tract Dilation: Recommendations on Pre-/Postnatal Imaging, Prophylactic Antibiotics, and Follow-up: Clinical Report. Pediatrics 156(1): e2025071814, Jul 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1542/peds.2025-071814.