Katherine Helen Hansen, MD

Dr. Katherine Hansen is a pediatric cardiologist who specializes in cardiovascular disease in children. She earned her medical degree from the University of California - San Diego and completed her residency at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in 2019. Dr. Hansen furthered her training with fellowships at both Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in 2022 and Boston Children's Hospital in exercise cardiology in 2023. With 10 years of experience in medicine, she provides care in both English and Spanish.

Dr. Hansen practices at Children's Medical Center locations in both Dallas and Plano, Texas. She focuses on treating children with congenital heart disease, chest wall pain, and heart rhythm problems. Her expertise includes performing specialized heart tests such as stress echocardiograms and exercise stress tests to evaluate how well young patients' hearts function during physical activity.