Hansel J. Otero, MD
Radiology
Independent provider
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up

About me

  • Associate Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Education and training

  • Medical School: Central University of Venezuela
  • Residency: Tufts - New England Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Chester County Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Otero is an independent physician who is not employed by Penn Medicine.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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: 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): 2025,1399-1400


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): 2025,2205-2210


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): 2025,2112


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): 2025,00448-X


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): 2025,e70119


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: 2025,106368


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: 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): 2025,780-784


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): 2025,e2025071814