Overview
Sahaja Acharya is the Director of Pediatric Radiation Oncology within the Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences. She specializes in pediatric brain tumors, pediatric sarcomas, and adult sarcomas. She is also the Associate Director for the Radiation Oncology Residency Program. She leads the Pediatric Radiation Oncology program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and treats patients at both Johns Hopkins Hospital and Sibley Memorial Hospital. She has extensive expertise in proton therapy, SBRT, pediatric malignancies, and adult sarcoma. She is the Principal Investigator on external grants from ASCO Conquer Cancer, the Department of Defense, and the Carson Leslie Foundation. She is also the Principal Investigator of phase II pediatric brain tumor clinical trials. She has been invited to participate in multiple national and international guideline committees and regularly lectures on pediatric malignancies and proton therapy. Dr. Acharya received her Bachelor's in Chemistry and Political Science from Stanford University and her medical degree from Saint Louis University. She completed radiation oncology residency at Washington University in St. Louis.
Dr. Acharya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteosarcoma. Her top areas of expertise are Brain Tumor, Gliomatosis Cerebri, Glioma, and Posterior Fossa Tumor.
Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 53 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Osteosarcoma.
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Locations
401 North Broadway Street, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Weinberg Building, Floor-L2, Baltimore, MD 21287
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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Sibley Memorial Hospital
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 Osteosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Rhabdomyosarcoma, Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, and Ependymoma.
Central Maryland Radiation Oncology
Young Kwok is a Radiation Oncologist in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Kwok is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Familial Prostate Cancer, Brain Tumor, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), and Prostatectomy.
University Of Maryland
Jason Molitoris is a Radiologist and a Radiation Oncologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Molitoris is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Osteosarcoma. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma, Familial Prostate Cancer, Anal Cancer, and Gastrostomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Advanced
- Brain TumorDr. Acharya isAdvanced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- GliomaDr. Acharya isAdvanced. Learn about Glioma.
- Gliomatosis CerebriDr. Acharya isAdvanced. Learn about Gliomatosis Cerebri.
- Experienced
- Adenoid Cystic CarcinomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Alveolar Soft Part SarcomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma.
- AstrocytomaDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Astrocytoma.
- Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT)Dr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor (ATRT).
- Bone TumorDr. Acharya isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.