Matthew Ladra

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Matthew Ladra
Sibley Memorial Hospital Office

(410) 502-8000

Fax (202) 919-2490 5255 Loughboro Road Northwest Washington, DC 20016
About

Matthew Ladra

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.
Primary Specialty

Radiation Oncologist

Practice Sibley Memorial Hospital
Gender Male
Accepting New Patients
Degrees Medical Doctor, Master of Public Health
Office Name Sibley Memorial Hospital
Languages English
Services Matthew Ladra provides radiation oncology in Washington, DC. A Radiation Oncologist is an oncologist who treats cancer using radiation therapy.

Please call Matthew Ladra at (410) 502-8000 to schedule an appointment in Washington, DC or to get more information.
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