Katherine Hansen, M.D. Titles and Appointments Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Katherine Hansen, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric cardiology, with expertise in exercise cardiology. Dr. Hansen earned her bachelor’s and master's degrees at Stanford University, followed by her medical degree at the University of California, San Diego. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Stanford Children’s Health, followed by a fellowship in pediatric cardiology, also at Stanford Children's Health. Dr. Hansen completed her training with a senior fellowship in exercise cardiology at Boston Children's Hospital. Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in general pediatrics and pediatric cardiology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023. Education Medical School UC San Diego School of Medicine (2016) Residency Stanford Health Care/Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2019), Pediatrics Fellowship Stanford University Hospital (2022), Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship Boston Children's Hospital (2023), Exercise Cardiology Research Interest Congenital Heart Disease Exercise Physiology Exercise Testing Exercise Training and Cardiac Rehabilitation Sports Cardiology Publications Featured Publications Exercise testing in clinical context: Reference ranges for interpreting anaerobic threshold as an outcome for congenital heart disease patients. Hansen K, Curran T, Reynolds L, Cameron C, Pymm J, O'Neill JA, Losi R, Sherman C, Ackermans E, Yin S, Singh T, Alexander ME, Gauvreau K, Gauthier N, Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis 2024 Dec 18 100540 From Surviving to Thriving: A Roadmap for Reinventing Cardiac Rehabilitation in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease. Hansen K, Can J Cardiol 2024 Nov Combined Exercise and Mindset Training During a Pediatric Cardiac Fitness and Rehabilitation Program Benefits Youth with a Range of Congenital Heart Disease. Hansen K, Curran T, Reynolds L, Shafer K, Gauvreau K, Gauthier N, Pediatr Cardiol 2024 Jul A parental communication assessment initiative in the paediatric cardiovascular ICU. Hansen K, Jenkins E, Zhu A, Collins S, Williams K, Garcia A, Weng Y, Kaufman B, Sacks LD, Cohen H, Shin AY, Patel MD, Cardiol Young 2024 Apr 1-9 Flexibility: A Hidden But Trainable Morbidity in Pediatric Patients with Congenital Heart Disease. Hansen K, Curran T, O'Neill JA, Reynolds L, Gauvreau K, Gauthier N, Pediatr Cardiol 2023 Oct 44 7 1599-1604 Physicians' Self-reported Exercise Testing and Physical Activity Recommendations in Kawasaki Patients. Hansen K, Grady S, McCrindle BW, Harahsheh AS, Elias MD, Dahdah N, Selamet Tierney ES, Pediatr Cardiol 2023 Mar 44 3 631-639 Positive mindset and exercise capacity in school-aged children and adolescents with congenital heart disease. Curran T, Losi R, Pymm J, O'Neill JA, Goveia N, Flanagan A, Jakkam R, Hansen K, Gauvreau K, Gauthier N, Front Pediatr 2023 11 1133255 ehealth technology in cardiac exercise therapeutics for pediatric patients with congenital and acquired heart conditions: a summary of evidence and future directions. White DA, Layton AM, Curran T, Gauthier N, Orr WB, Ward K, Vernon M, Martinez MN, Rice MC, Hansen K, Prusi M, Hansen JE, Front Cardiovasc Med 2023 10 1155861 Advance Care Planning Preferences for Adolescents With Cardiac Disease. Hansen K, Edwards LA, Yohannes K, Luong R, Lin A, Long J, Halpern-Felsher B, Cohen H, Kaufman BD, Pediatrics 2022 Feb 149 2 Every child with congenital heart disease should be exercising. Hansen K, Tierney S, Curr Opin Cardiol 2022 Jan 37 1 91-98 Results 1-10 of 12 1 2 Next Last
