Randolph Otto, M.D.

Associate Professor
Vice Chair
Section Chief, Pediatric Radiology
Pediatric Radiology

Biography

Dr. Otto is director of pediatric radiology at Seattle Children’s Hospital and an UW associate professor of radiology. He practices general pediatric radiology with interests in cardiac, body imaging and MRI.

Dr. Otto earned his bachelor’s degree and M.D. from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After training at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, he completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, and a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Children’s Hospital in Dallas.

He practiced pediatric and adult diagnostic radiology for 17 years in Tacoma, Washington, when he accepted a faculty position at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

He is board certified in both diagnostic radiology and pediatric radiology.

Recent Publications

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Nasoduodenal tube placement: Are two views necessary to confirm position?
Ngo A., Done S., Otto R., Friedman S., Stanescu A.
Pediatric Radiology. 2017 Sep:1302-1311

Low and High Birth Weights Are Risk Factors for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Children
Newton K., Feldman H., Chambers C., Wilson L., Behling C., Clark J., Molleston J., Chalasani N., Sanyal A., Fishbein M., Lavine J., Schwimmer J., Abrams S., Barlow S., Himes R., Krisnamurthy R., Maldonado L., Mahabir R., Carr A., Bernstein K., Bramlage K., Cecil K., DeVore S., Kohli R., Lake K., Podberesky D., Towbin A., Xanthakos S., Allende D., Dasarathy S., McCullough A., Pagadala M., Pai R., Winston C., Behr G., Lefkowitch J., Mencin A., Reynoso E., Abdelmalek M., Bashir M., Buie S., Diehl A., Guy C., Kigongo C., Malik D., Pan Y., Piercy D., Kopping M., Thrasher T., Alazraki A., Cleeton R., Cordero M., Hernandez A., Karpen S., Munos J., Raviele N., Vos M., Bozic M., Cummings O., Gawrieh S., Klipsch A., Ragozzino E., Ragozzino L., Sandrasegaran K., Subbarao G., Vuppalanchi R., Walker L., Kafka K., Scheimann A., Ito J., Mohammad S., Rigsby C., Sharda L., Whitington P., Cattoor T., Derdoy J., Freebersyser J., Jain A., King D., Lai J., Osmack P., Siegner J., Stewart S., Neuschwander-Tetri B., Torretta S., Wriston K., Assadian F., Barone V., Gonzalez M., Davila J., Fix O.
Journal of Pediatrics. 2017 Aug:141-146.e1

Pediatric abdominal radiographs: Common and less common errors
Menashe S., Iyer R., Parisi M., Otto R., Weinberger E., Stanescu A.
American Journal of Roentgenology. 2017 Aug:417-429

In Children With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Cysteamine Bitartrate Delayed Release Improves Liver Enzymes but Does Not Reduce Disease Activity Scores
Schwimmer J., Lavine J., Wilson L., Neuschwander-Tetri B., Xanthakos S., Kohli R., Barlow S., Vos M., Karpen S., Molleston J., Whitington P., Rosenthal P., Jain A., Murray K., Brunt E., Kleiner D., Van Natta M., Clark J., Tonascia J., Doo E., Abrams S., Himes R., Krisnamurthy R., Maldonado L., Mahabir R., Bernstein K., Bramlage K., Cecil K., DeVore S., Lake K., Podberesky D., Towbin A., Behr G., Lefkowitch J., Mencin A., Reynoso E., Alazraki A., Cleeton R., Cruz Munos J., Raviele N., Bozic M., Cummings O., Klipsch A., Munson S., Sandrasegaran K., Subbarao G., Kafka K., Scheimann A., Amsden K., Fishbein M., Kirwan E., Mohammad S., Rigsby C., Sharda L., Derdoy J., King D., Osmack P., Siegner J., Stewart S., Torretta S., Wriston K., Baker S., Zhu L., Africa J., Angeles J., Arroyo S., Awai H., Behling C., Bross C., Durelle J., Middleton M., Newton K., Paiz M., Sanford J., Sirlin C., Ugalde-Nicalo P., Villarreal M., Aouizerat B., Courtier J., Ferrell L., Fleck S., Gill R., Langlois C., Perito E., Tsai P., Cooper K., Horslen S.
Gastroenterology. 2016 Dec:1141-1154.e9

Increased parenchymal damage and steatohepatitis in Caucasian non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients with common IL1B and IL6 polymorphisms
Nelson J., Handa P., Aouizerat B., Wilson L., Vemulakonda L., Yeh M., Kowdley K., Abrams S., Himes R., Krisnamurthy R., Maldonado L., Brandt P., Dasarathy S., Dasarathy J., Hawkins C., McCullough A., Pagadala M., Pai R., Sargent R., Shah S., Zein C., Bernstein K., Cecil K., DeVore S., Kohli R., Lake K., Podberesky D., Slaughter C., Xanthakos S., Behr G., Lavine J., Mencin A., Ovchinsky N., Reynoso E., Abdelmalek M., Bashir M., Buie S., Diehl A., Guy C., Kigongo C., Pan Y., Piercy D., Wagner M., Alazraki A., Cleeton R., Karpen S., Raviele N., Vos M., Byam E., Chalasani N., Cummings O., Fleming C., Ghabril M., Klipsch A., Marri S., Molleston J., Ragozzino L., Sandrasegaran K., Subbarao G., Vuppalanchi R., Pfeifer K., Scheimann A., Torbenson M., Arnon R., Boyd M., Amsden K., Fishbein M., Kirwan E., Mohammad S., Quinn A., Rigsby C., Whitington P., Barlow S., Derdoy J., Jain A., King D., Osmack P., Siegner J., Stewart S., Neuschwander-Tetri B., Romo D., Ang B., Arroyo S., Behling C., Bhatt A., Collins J., Doycheva I., Durelle J., Hassanein T., Loomba R., Middleton M., Newton K., Nguyen P., Noureddin M., Paiz M.
Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2016 Dec:1253-1264

Pediatric chest radiographs: Common and less common errors
Menashe S., Iyer R., Parisi M., Otto R., Luana Stanescu A.
American Journal of Roentgenology. 2016 Oct:903-911

Peer Review: Lessons Learned in A Pediatric Radiology Department
Stanescu A., Parisi M., Weinberger E., Ferguson M., Otto R., Iyer R.
Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology. 2016 Mar:139-148

Guido C. Currarino, MD, Dec. 17, 1920 – Dec. 20, 2015
Rollins N., Otto R.
Pediatric Radiology. 2016 Jan:1-2

Pediatric ovarian torsion: a pictorial review
Ngo A., Otjen J., Parisi M., Ferguson M., Otto R., Stanescu A.
Pediatric Radiology. 2015 Nov:1845-1855

Baseline Ultrasound and Clinical Correlates in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Leung D., Ye W., Molleston J., Weymann A., Ling S., Paranjape S., Romero R., Schwarzenberg S., Palermo J., Alonso E., Murray K., Marshall B., Sherker A., Siegel M., Krishnamurthy R., Harned R., Karmazyn B., Magee J., Narkewicz M., Nicholas J., Kaurs E., Sokol R., Burr S., Freeman J., Alazraki A., Patrick E., Hunter E., Navarro O., Ling J., Towbin A., Ferris A., Denlinger J., Bozic M., Subbarao G., Klipsch A., Karnsakul W., Benson J., Callahan K., Kafka K., Gibson R., Otto R., Genatossio A., Young M., Harris K., Brown J., Stacklie D., Seidel F., Doo E., Hall S., Torrance R.
Journal of Pediatrics. 2015 Oct:862-868.e2