Matthew M. Ladra
Advanced in Brain Tumor
Advanced in Brain Tumor
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, 
Washington, DC 

Overview

Matthew Ladra, M.D., M.P.H., leads the dedicated pediatric team for the Johns Hopkins Proton Therapy Center and is the director of pediatric radiation oncology for the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, a clinical collaboration with Children’s National Hospital, where Dr. Ladra serves as faculty in the department of pediatric oncology. He is also an assistant professor of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Listen Dr. Ladra's Cancer Matters podcast episode to learn more about his work. Previously, Dr. Ladra served as the director of pediatric radiation at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy in Tennessee. He also completed a 2-year fellowship in pediatric proton therapy at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Francis H. Burr Proton Center. Dr. Ladra is one of a handful of radiation oncologists whose research and clinical efforts focus exclusively on pediatric patients. He is frequently invited to speak on pediatric radiation oncology topics internationally and across the U.S. and has published extensively on the subject through original research book chapters and review articles. Dr. Ladra’s research efforts focus mainly on pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma treatment, early phase clinical trials involving radiation and non-chemotherapeutic agents, and reducing neurocognitive toxicity for pediatric brain tumor patients. LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-ladra-3094a316.

Dr. Ladra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Brain Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Rhabdomyosarcoma, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Ependymoma.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 35 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 9 articles in the study of Brain Tumor.

Graduate Institution
Tulane University School Of Medicine, International Health, MPH, 2007
Residency
University of Washington Medical Center, Radiation Oncology, 2012
Specialties
Radiation Oncology
Licenses
Radiology in WA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Radiology
Fellowships
Massachusetts General Hospital, Radiation Oncology, 2014
Hospital Affiliations
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Sibley Memorial Hospital
5255 Loughboro Road Northwest, Washington, DC 20016

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


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