August 30, 2016 -- Matthew Ladra, M.D., M.P.H., has been appointed to lead the Johns Hopkins and Children’s National Pediatric Radiation Oncology Program at Sibley Memorial Hospital. The first dedicated pediatric radiation oncology program in Washington, D.C., will focus on advancing pediatric clinical care and pediatric radiation oncology research. Ladra will serve as the pediatric radiation oncologist working with a multidisciplinary oncology team at Children’s National Health System. He will lead the pediatric radiation therapy program within the new Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at Sibley Memorial Hospital and the radiation therapy clinical research program at Children’s National. The program is part of a larger collaborative cancer care initiative between Johns Hopkins Medicine and Children’s National.

“Sibley, Children’s National and Johns Hopkins established this unique and highly collaborative pediatric radiation oncology program to lead the region in providing clinically integrated pediatric oncology services,” says Theodore DeWeese, M.D., director of radiation oncology and molecular radiation sciences at Johns Hopkins. “These services will be administered by a dedicated pediatric, multidisciplinary team of providers to ensure that patients have access to the most advanced therapies delivered by a subspecialized care team committed to the highest level of safety and quality care for pediatric patients and their families.”

Jeffrey Dome, M.D., Ph.D., vice president of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders and division chief of hematology and oncology at Children’s National, notes, “We are fortunate to have Dr. Ladra’s expertise on our campus as he collaborates with our clinical and research teams and facilitates comprehensive oncology services for our patients.”


“We are beyond thrilled to announce this important partnership, which will provide the very best in pediatric radiation oncology care to families in the region. This signifies the joining of two leading programs for the advancement of children’s health, and we are proud to be a part of it,” says Kurt Newman, M.D., president and CEO of Children’s National Health System.

“We are delighted to have Dr. Ladra lead this important program at Sibley and Children’s National,” states Richard O. Davis, Ph.D., president and CEO of Sibley Memorial Hospital. “Dr. Ladra has dedicated his career to pediatric radiation oncology patients, starting with his pediatric proton therapy fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and followed by his directorship of the pediatric service at the Provision Center for Proton Therapy in Knoxville, Tennessee. We are excited to have Dr. Ladra’s expertise in pediatric radiation clinical care and clinical research as we strive to advance pediatric oncology care in Washington, D.C.”

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