B. Kelly Han
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B. Kelly Han, MD

Languages spoken: English

Dr. Han received her undergraduate degree in English Literature at the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota and her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her pediatric training was at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and her cardiology training was at the University of Colorado, Denver and the University of California, San Francisco. Her 4th year advanced imaging training was at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Han spent the first decades of her career at the Children’s Hospital Minnesota/Minneapolis Heart Institute in Minneapolis, where she developed a comprehensive advanced imaging program for patients with congenital heart disease of all ages from neonates through adulthood. She additionally directed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program and was the co-director of the Cardio-Obstetrics program.

Dr. Han joined Primary Children’s in 2021 as the Director of Non Invasive Cardiac Imaging. Dr. Han’s clinical interest includes multimodality CHD imaging, pediatric cardiology and ACHD. Her research interests include development of multi-modality imaging education platform for CHD, and the continued development of comprehensive diagnostic risk assessment tools to optimize quality and clinical outcomes for patient of all ages with congenital heart disease.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Adult Congenital Heart Disease)

Dr. Han received her undergraduate degree in English Literature at the College of St. Benedict in Minnesota and her medical degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Her pediatric training was at Johns Hopkins Hospital, and her cardiology training was at the University of Colorado, Denver and the University of California, San Francisco. Her 4th year advanced imaging training was at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Han spent the first decades of her career at the Children’s Hospital Minnesota/Minneapolis Heart Institute in Minneapolis, where she developed a comprehensive advanced imaging program for patients with congenital heart disease of all ages from neonates through adulthood. She additionally directed the Adult Congenital Heart Disease program and was the co-director of the Cardio-Obstetrics program.

Dr. Han joined Primary Children’s in 2021 as the Director of Non Invasive Cardiac Imaging. Dr. Han’s clinical interest includes multimodality CHD imaging, pediatric cardiology and ACHD. Her research interests include development of multi-modality imaging education platform for CHD, and the continued development of comprehensive diagnostic risk assessment tools to optimize quality and clinical outcomes for patient of all ages with congenital heart disease.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Cardiology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
National Board of Medical Examiners
American Board of Internal Medicine (Sub: Adult Congenital Heart Disease)

Education history

Undergraduate English Literature - College of Saint Benedict B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health M.D.
Internship Pediatrics - University of Rochester Medical Center Intern
Residency Pediatrics - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Pediatric Cardiology - University of Colorado School of Medicine Fellow
Fellowship Pediatric Cardiology - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine Fellow
Fellowship Advanced Cardiac Imaging - Harvard Medical School Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Barfuss S, Ballard C, Marullo B, Zimmerli J, Linscott L, Coonradt C, Han B (2025). Variability in technical fee billing for cardiac CT across congenital cardiac centers. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 19(1), 97-102.
  2. Thaler C, Witt D, Casey S, Kelle AM, Garcia S, Lesser J, Han B (2023). Diagnostic Value of Computed Tomography Angiography for Infective Endocarditis After Right Ventricle Outflow Tract Repair. JACC. Case reports, 23, 102011.
  3. Farooqi KM, Ghoshhajra BB, Shah AM, Chelliah A, Einstein AJ, Hlavacek A, Han B (2020). Recommendations for risk stratified use of cardiac computed tomography for congenital heart disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 14(4), 291-293.
  4. Nicol ED, Norgaard BL, Blanke P, Ahmadi A, Weir-McCall J, Horvat PM, Han K, Bax JJ, Leipsic (2019). The Future of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography: Advanced Analytics and Clinical Insights. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 12(6), 1058-1072.
  5. Stocker TJ, Deseive S, Leipsic J, Hadamitzky M, Chen MY, Rubinshtein R, Heckner M, Bax JJ, Fang XM, Grove EL, Lesser J, Maurovich-Horvat P, Otton J, Shin S, Pontone G, Marques H, Chow B, Nomura CH, Tabbalat R, Schmermund A, Kang JW, Naoum C, Atkins M, Martuscelli E, Massberg S, Hausleiter J, PROTECTION VI investigators. (2018). Reduction in radiation exposure in cardiovascular computed tomography imaging: results from the PROspective multicenter registry on radiaTion dose Estimates of cardiac CT angIOgraphy iN daily practice in 2017 (PROTECTION VI). Eur Heart J, 39(41), 3715-3723.
  6. Rigsby CK, McKenney SE, Hill KD, Chelliah A, Einstein AJ, Han BK, Robinson JD, Sammet CL, Slesnick TC, Frush D (2018). Radiation dose management for pediatric cardiac computed tomography: a report from the Image Gently 'Have-A-Heart' campaign. Pediatric radiology, 48(1), 5-20.
  7. Han BK, Huntley M, Overman D, Witt D, Dassenko D, Garberich RF, Lesser J (2018). Cardiovascular CT for evaluation of single-ventricle heart disease: risks and accuracy compared with interventional findings. Cardiology in the young, 28(1), 9-20.
  8. Han BK, Casey S, Witt D, Leipsic J, Crean A, Nicol E, Semple T, Shambrook J, Prakash A, Banka P, Garberich R, Rigsby C, Hlavacek A, Lesser (2018). Development of a congenital cardiovascular computed tomography imaging registry: Rationale and implementation. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 12(3), 263-266.
  9. Hill KD, Frush DP, Han BK, Abbott BG, Armstrong AK, DeKemp RA, Glatz AC, Greenberg SB, Herbert AS, Justino H, Mah D, Mahesh M, Rigsby CK, Slesnick TC, Strauss KJ, Trattner S, Viswanathan MN, Einstein AJ, Image Gently Alliance (2017). Radiation Safety in Children With Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease: A Scientific Position Statement on Multimodality Dose Optimization From the Image Gently Alliance. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 10(7), 797-818.
  10. Han BK, Moga FX, Overman D, Carter C, Lesser JR (2016). Diagnostic Value of Contrast-Enhanced Multiphase Computed Tomography for Assessment of Percutaneous Pulmonary Valve Obstruction. Ann Thorac Surg, 101(4), e115-6.
  11. Cohen MS, Eidem BW, Cetta F, Fogel MA, Frommelt PC, Ganame J, Han BK, Kimball TR, Johnson RK, Mertens L, Paridon SM, Powell AJ, Lopez L (2016). Multimodality Imaging Guidelines of Patients with Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 29(7), 571-621.
  12. Han BK, Hlavacek AM, Kay WA, Pham TDN, Grant K, Garberich RF, Lesser JR, Raman S (2016). Multi-institutional evaluation of the indications and radiation dose of functional cardiovascular computed tomography (CCT) imaging in congenital heart disease. The international journal of cardiovascular imaging, 32(2), 339-346.
  13. Lesser AM, Newell MC, Samara MA, Gornick C, Grant K, Garberich R, Han B (2016). Radiation dose and image quality of 70 kVp functional cardiovascular computed tomography imaging in congenital heart disease. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 10(2), 173-8.
  14. Abbara S, Blanke P, Maroules CD, Cheezum M, Choi AD, Han BK, Marwan M, Naoum C, Norgaard BL, Rubinshtein R, Schoenhagen P, Villines T, Leipsic (2016). SCCT guidelines for the performance and acquisition of coronary computed tomographic angiography: A report of the society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Guidelines Committee: Endorsed by the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 10(6), 435-449.
  15. Sharkey SW, McAllister N, Dassenko D, Lin D, Han K, Maron BJ (2015). Evidence That High Catecholamine Levels Produced by Pheochromocytoma May be Responsible for Tako-Tsubo Cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol, 115(11), 1615-8.
  16. Lesser JR, Han BK, Newell M, Schwartz RS, Pedersen W, Sorajja (2015). Use of cardiac CT angiography to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak: a practical guide. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 9(3), 159-64.
  17. Han BK, Rigsby CK, Leipsic J, Bardo D, Abbara S, Ghoshhajra B, Lesser JR, Raman SV, Crean AM, Nicol ED, Siegel MJ, Hlavacek A, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography., Society of Pediatric Radiology., North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (2015). Computed Tomography Imaging in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease, Part 2: Technical Recommendations. An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT): Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (NASCI). Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 9(6), 493-513.
  18. Han BK, Rigsby CK, Hlavacek A, Leipsic J, Nicol ED, Siegel MJ, Bardo D, Abbara S, Ghoshhajra B, Lesser JR, Raman S, Crean AM, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography., Society of Pediatric Radiology., North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (2015). Computed Tomography Imaging in Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Part I: Rationale and Utility. An Expert Consensus Document of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT): Endorsed by the Society of Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging (NASCI). Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 9(6), 475-92.
  19. Han BK, Lesser A, Rosenthal K, Dummer K, Grant K, Newell M (2014). Coronary computed tomographic angiographic findings in patients with Kawasaki disease. Am J Cardiol, 114(11), 1676-81.
  20. Writing Group for Echocardiography in Outpatient Pediatric Cardiology., Campbell RM, Douglas PS, Eidem BW, Lai WW, Lopez L, Sachdeva R, American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force., American Academy of Pediatrics., American Heart Association., American Society of Echocardiography., Heart Rhythm Society., Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions., Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography., Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance., Society of Pediatric Echocardiography. (2014). ACC/AAP/AHA/ASE/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2014 appropriate use criteria for initial transthoracic echocardiography in outpatient pediatric cardiology: a report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Pediatric Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 27(12), 1247-66.
  21. Campbell RM, Douglas PS, Eidem BW, Lai WW, Lopez L, Sachdeva (2014). ACC/AAP/AHA/ASE/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2014 appropriate use criteria for initial transthoracic echocardiography in outpatient pediatric cardiology: a report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Pediatric Echocardiography. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 64(19), 2039-60.
  22. Han BK, Vezmar M, Lesser JR, Michalak G, Grant K, Dassenko D, Maresh J, Overman D (2014). Selective use of cardiac computed tomography angiography: an alternative diagnostic modality before second-stage single ventricle palliation. The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 148(4), 1548-54.
  23. Han BK, Lesser AM, Vezmar M, Rosenthal K, Rutten-Ramos S, Lindberg J, Caye D, Lesser J (2013). Cardiovascular imaging trends in congenital heart disease: a single center experience. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 7(6), 361-6.
  24. Han BK, Overman DM, Grant K, Rosenthal K, Rutten-Ramos S, Cook D, Lesser J (2013). Non-sedated, free breathing cardiac CT for evaluation of complex congenital heart disease in neonates. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 7(6), 354-60.
  25. Han BK, Lesser J (2013). CT imaging in congenital heart disease: an approach to imaging and interpreting complex lesions after surgical intervention for tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of the great arteries, and single ventricle heart disease. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 7(6), 338-53.
  26. Han BK, Grant KL, Garberich R, Sedlmair M, Lindberg J, Lesser J (2012). Assessment of an iterative reconstruction algorithm (SAFIRE) on image quality in pediatric cardiac CT datasets. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 6(3), 200-4.
  27. Han BK, Lindberg J, Overman D, Schwartz RS, Grant K, Lesser J (2012). Safety and accuracy of dual-source coronary computed tomography angiography in the pediatric population. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 6(4), 252-9.
  28. Han BK, Lindberg J, Grant K, Schwartz RS, Lesser JR (2011). Accuracy and safety of high pitch computed tomography imaging in young children with complex congenital heart disease. Am J Cardiol, 107(10), 1541-6.
  29. Knickelbine T, Lesser JR, Haas TS, Brandenburg ER, Gleason-Han BK, Flygenring B, Longe TF, Schwartz RS, Maron B (2009). Identification of unexpected nonatherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with coronary CT angiography. JACC. Cardiovascular imaging, 2(9), 1085-92.
  30. Kuehne T, Gleason BK, Saeed M, Turner D, Weil J, Teitel DF, Higgins CB, Moore (2005). Combined pulmonary stenosis and insufficiency preserves myocardial contractility in the developing heart of growing swine at midterm follow-up. Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md., 99(4), 1422-7.
  31. Kuehne T, Saeed M, Gleason K, Turner D, Teitel D, Higgins CB, Moore P (2003). Effects of pulmonary insufficiency on biventricular function in the developing heart of growing swine. Circulation, 108(16), 2007-13.
  32. Kuehne T, Saeed M, Higgins CB, Gleason K, Krombach GA, Weber OM, Martin AJ, Turner D, Teitel D, Moore (2003). Endovascular stents in pulmonary valve and artery in swine: feasibility study of MR imaging-guided deployment and postinterventional assessment. Radiology, 226(2), 475-81.
  33. Kuehne T, Saeed M, Moore P, Gleason K, Reddy G, Teitel D, Higgins C (2002). Influence of blood-pool contrast media on MR imaging and flow measurements in the presence of pulmonary arterial stents in swine. Radiology, 223(2), 439-45.
  34. Kuehne T, Saeed M, Reddy G, Akbari H, Gleason K, Turner D, Teitel D, Moore P, Higgins CB (2001). Sequential magnetic resonance monitoring of pulmonary flow with endovascular stents placed across the pulmonary valve in growing Swine. Circulation, 104(19), 2363-8.

Review

  1. Han BK, Rigsby CK, Hussain T, Hlavacek A, Chelliah A, Farooqi KM, Cohen J, Slesnick T, Krishnamurthy R, Chung T, Agarwal PP, Prakash A, Ghelani S, Secinaro A, Ghoshhadra B, Mohsin S, Maeve A, Kappanayil M, Bullock-Palmer RP, Fuss C, Shambrook J, Semple T, Kelle AM, Teo LSL, Browne LP, Nicol E (2025). Proposed resources required for a comprehensive program for CCT CHD imaging. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
  2. Rubio PM, Garcia-Garcia HM, Sanchez AA, Alfaddagh A, Andreini D, Baggiano A, Canan A, Chen M, Chow BJW, Chelliah A, Conte E, DeCecco CN, Fairbairn T, Ferencik M, Feuchtner G, Föellmer B, Fuss C, Gransar H, Hamdan A, Han BK, Jamieson S, Ko B, Leipsic JA, Madan N, Michallek F, Mushtaq S, Nagpal P, Ng MY, Nicol E, Niinuma H, Pontone G, Pourmorteza A, Reid A, Weir-McCall JR, Whelton S, Williams M, Yu J, Arbab-Zadeh (2025). Key advances in cardiac computed tomography: A review of the most relevant studies published in 2024 on coronary and structural heart disease. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography,
  3. Malone LJ, Jadhav SP, Han BK, Sachdeva (2024). Imaging of common coronary artery anomalies and imaging features important for clinical decision-making. Pediatric radiology,
  4. Sachdeva R, Armstrong AK, Arnaout R, Grosse-Wortmann L, Han BK, Mertens L, Moore RA, Olivieri LJ, Parthiban A, Powell A (2024). Novel Techniques in Imaging Congenital Heart Disease: JACC Scientific Statement. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 83(1), 63-81.
  5. Jepson BM, Rigsby CK, Hlavacek AM, Prakash A, Priya S, Barfuss S, Chelliah A, Binka E, Nicol E, Ghoshhajra B, Han B (2023). Proposed competencies for the performance of cardiovascular computed tomography in pediatric and adult congenital heart disease. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 17(5), 295-301.
  6. Cohen J, Asrani P, Lee S, Frush D, Han BK, Chelliah A, Farooqi K (2022). Cardiovascular computed tomography in pediatric congenital heart disease: A state of the art review. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 16(6), 467-482.

Letter

  1. Ghelani SJ, Agarwal PP, Barfuss SB, Chelliah A, Cohen J, Hlavacek AM, Hussain T, Kelle AM, Krishnamurthy R, Loke YH, Maskatia SA, Olivieri LJ, Prakash A, Rajagopal HG, Rigsby CK, Robinson JD, Slesnick TC, Han B (2025). Rapid growth of CT utilization compared to MRI and echocardiography in imaging for congenital heart disease: A multicenter analysis. Journal of cardiovascular computed tomography, 19(6), 817-819.

Other

  1. Frommelt P, Lopez L, Dimas VV, Eidem B, Han BK, Ko HH, Lorber R, Nii M, Printz B, Srivastava S, Valente AM, Cohen MS (2020). Recommendations for Multimodality Assessment of Congenital Coronary Anomalies: A Guide from the American Society of Echocardiography: Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Japanese Society of Echocardiography, and Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (33(3), pp. 259-294). United States.
  2. Writing Group., Sachdeva R, Valente AM, Armstrong AK, Cook SC, Han BK, Lopez L, Lui GK, Pickard SS, Powell AJ, Rating Panel., Bhave NM, Sachdeva R, Valente AM, Pickard SS, Baffa JM, Banka P, Cohen SB, Glickstein JS, Kanter JP, Kanter RJ, Kim YY, Kipps AK, Latson LA, Lin JP, Parra DA, Rodriguez FH 3rd, Saarel EV, Srivastava S, Stephenson EA, Stout KK, Zaidi AN, Solution Set Oversight Committee., Gluckman TJ, Aggarwal NR, Bhave NM, Dehmer GJ, Gilbert ON, Kumbhani DJ, Price AL, Winchester DE, Gulati M, Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force., Dehmer GJ, Doherty JU, Bhave NM, Daugherty SL, Dean LS, Desai MY, Gillam LD, Mehrotra P, Sachdeva R, Winchester DE (2020). ACC/AHA/ASE/HRS/ISACHD/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/SOPE 2020 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging During the Follow-Up Care of Patients With Congenital Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Solution Set Oversight Committee and Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Heart Rhythm Society, International Society for Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and Society of Pediatric Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (33(10), pp. e1-e48). United States.