J. Herman Kan, MD
- Pediatric Radiology
Section Chief, Musculoskeletal Radiology
Phone:
832-824-7237
Languages: English
Departments:
Office location:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know J. Herman Kan, MD
Dr. Kan is the head of musculoskeletal imaging at Texas Children's Hospital and Professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. His clinical experience is based in pediatric radiology and he is board certified in diagnostic radiology with an additional subspecialty certification (CAQ) in pediatric radiology. Dr. Kan completed both a general pediatric radiology fellowship and a second year pediatric radiology fellowship focusing on musculoskeletal imaging. He performs all aspects of pediatric radiology in addition to multimodality imaging and interventional musculoskeletal imaging, including image-guided steroid injections, aspirations and ultrasound-guided ganglion cyst fenestrations. He has authored or co-authored 82 peer-reviewed manuscripts, over 18 textbook chapters and co-authored the textbook “Pediatric and Adolescent Musculoskeletal MRI: A Case-Based Approach.”
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Boston | Fellowship | Pediatric Radiology | 2005 |
| University of Chicago Hospitals | Residency | Diagnostic Radiology | 2003 |
| University of Chicago Hospitals | Internship | Internal Medicine | 1999 |
| Albany Medical College | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 1998 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Radiological Society of North America | Member |
| Society for Pediatric Radiology | Member |
| Society of Skeletal Radiology | Member |
| American College of Radiology | Member |
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Salman R, May MM, Kan JH.Clin Imaging. 2023 Sep;101:161-166. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2023.06.014. Epub 2023 Jun 23.PMID: 37379712
Pediatric Bassett's ligament: pathology or normal anatomy?
Utturkar AA, Ditzler MG, Schallert EK, Jadhav SP, Smith BG, Gladstein AZ, Kan JH.Pediatr Radiol. 2021 Jun;51(7):1237-1242. doi: 10.1007/s00247-020-04942-4. Epub 2021 Feb 17.PMID: 33595702
Percutaneous ultrasound-guided ganglion fenestration in children: initial results.
Schallert EK, Cano MC, Ditzler MG, Jadhav SP, Jose J, Kan JH.Skeletal Radiol. 2021 Jun;50(6):1169-1175. doi: 10.1007/s00256-020-03662-y. Epub 2020 Nov 6.PMID: 33156396
Reddy NE, Rayan JC, Annapragada AV, Mahmood NF, Scheslinger AE, Zhang W, Kan JH.Pediatr Radiol. 2020 Apr;50(4):516-523. doi: 10.1007/s00247-019-04587-y. Epub 2019 Dec 20.PMID: 31863193
Haruno LS, Kan JH, Rivlin MJ, Rosenfeld SB, Schallert EK, Zhu H, Shenava VR.J Pediatr Orthop B. 2019 Sep;28(5):424-429. doi: 10.1097/BPB.0000000000000606.PMID: 30807510