
Paul William Ladenson, MD
EndocrinologyDiagnostic Radiology
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Infant 0-2
- Child 3-12
- Adolescent 13-17
- Young Adult 18-25
- Adult 26-64
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- French
- English
In-Network Plans
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MaleJohns Hopkins Affiliations:
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Paul William Ladenson
Professional Titles
- John Eager Howard Professor of Endocrinology & Metabolism
Primary Academic Title
Professor of Medicine
Johns Hopkins Physician
Background
Dr. Paul Ladenson is a professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is also a professor of oncology; pathology; and radiology and radiological science. His areas of clinical expertise include Thyroid diseases, Endocrine & Metabolic disorders.
Dr. Ladenson is the John Eager Howard Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism.
He earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School. He completed his residency and performed a fellowship in endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Ladenson's research interests include cardiac actions of thyroid hormone, thyroid cancer and thyroid hormone analogs.
He was recognized with the Lewis E. Braverman Lectureship Award at the 82nd Annual Meeting of the American Thyroid Association (ATA) in 2012.
Centers and Institutes
Additional Academic Titles
Professor of Oncology, Professor of Pathology, Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Research Interests
Cardiac actions of thyroid hormone, Thyroid cancer, Thyroid hormone analogs
Lab Website
Paul Ladenson Lab
- The Paul Ladenson Lab studies the application of thyroid hormone analogues for treating cardiovascular disease; novel approaches to thyroid cancer diagnosis and management; and the health economic analyses related to thyroid patient care.
Research Summary
Dr. Ladensons research relates to clinical application of novel diagnostic and prognostic markers that could improve recognition and management of thyroid cancer, and new chemotherapeutic approaches to metastatic thyroid cancer.
PubMed - Publications
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Ladenson%20p%5BAuthor%5D&cmd=DetailsSearch
Selected Publications
Carhill AA, Litofsky DR, Ross DS, Jonklaas J, Cooper DS, Brierley JD, Ladenson PW, Ain KB, Fein HG, Haugen BR, Magner J, Skarulis MC, Steward DL, Xing M, Maxon HR, Sherman SI. “Long-term outcomes following therapy in differentiated thyroid carcinoma: NTCTCS registry analysis 1987-2012.” J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Sep;100(9):3270-9. doi: 10.1210/JC.2015-1346. Epub 2015 Jul.
Diaz, L.A., Jr.; Foss, C.A.; Thornton, K.; Nimmagadda, S.; Endres, C.J.; Uzuner, O.; Seyler, T.M.; Ulrich, S.D.; Conway, J.; Bettegowda, C.; Agrawal, N.; Cheong, I.; Zhang, X.; Ladenson, P.W.; Vogelstein, B.N.; Mont, M.A.; Zhou, S.; Kinzler, K.W.; Vogelstein, B.; Pomper, M.G. Imaging of musculoskeletal bacterial infections by [124I]FIAU-PET/CT. PLoS One. 2007;2(10):e1007.
Haugen BR, Pacini F, Reiners C, Schlumberger M, Ladenson PW, Sherman SI, Cooper DS, Samuels M, Graham K, Braverman LE, Skarulis M, Davies TF, DeGroot LJ, Mazzaferri EL, Daniels GH, Ross DS, Luster M, Becker DV, Maxon HR, Cavalieri RR, Spencer CA, McEllin K, Weintraub BD, Ridgway EC. A comparison of recombinant thyrotropin and thyroid hormone withdrawal for the detection of thyroid remnant or cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 1999;84:3877-3885.
Hobbs, R.F.; Wahl, R.L.; Lodge, M.A.; Javadi, M.S.; Cho, S.Y.; Chien, D.T.; Ewertz, M.E.; Esaias, C.E.; Ladenson, P.W.; Sgouros, G. 124I PET-based 3D-RD dosimetry for a pediatric thyroid cancer patient: real-time treatment planning and methodologic comparison. J Nucl Med. 2009 Nov;50(11):1844-1847.
Hu, S.; Ewertz, M.; Tufano, R.P.; Brait, M.; Carvalho, A.L.; Liu, D.; Tufaro, A.P.; Basaria, S.; Cooper, D.S.; Sidransky, D.; Ladenson, P.W.; Xing, M. Detection of serum deoxyribonucleic acid methylation markers: a novel diagnostic tool for thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Jan;91(1):98-104.
Jonklaas, J.; Cooper, D.S.; Ain, K.B.; Bigos, T.; Brierley, J.D.; Haugen, B.R.; Ladenson, P.W.; Magner, J.; Ross, D.S.; Skarulis, M.C.; Steward, D.L.; Maxon, H.R.; Sherman, S.I. Radioiodine therapy in patients with stage I differentiated thyroid cancer. Thyroid. 2010 Dec;20(12):1423-1424.
Ladenson PW, Braverman LE, Mazzaferri EL, Robbins J, Cooper DS, Garber JS, Wondisford FE, Davies TF, DeGroot LJ, Daniels GH, Ross DS, Levis S, Hay ID, McEllin K, Moscicki R, Weintraub BD. Comparison of recombinant human thyrotropin administration to thyroid hormone withdrawal for radioactive iodine scanning in patients with thyroid carcinoma. New Engl J Med 1997;337:888-96.
Ladenson, P.W. Thyroid Hormone Analogues: Ready for Prime Time. Thyroid. 2010 Dec 27;21(2):101-102.
Ladenson, P.W.; Kristensen, J.D.; Ridgway, E.C.; Olsson, A.G.; Carlsson, B.; Klein, I.; Baxter, J.D.; Angelin, B. Use of the thyroid hormone analogue eprotirome in statin-treated dyslipidemia. N Engl J Med. 2010 Mar 11;362(10):906-916.
Leboulleux S, Schroeder PR, Busaidy NL, Auperin A, Corone C, Jacene HA, Ewertz ME, Bournaud C, Wahl RL, Sherman SI, Ladenson PW, Schlumberger M. Assessment of the Incremental Value of Recombinant TSH Stimulation before FDG PET/CT Imaging to Localize Residual Differentiated Thyroid Cancer J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009;94:1310-1316.
Mammen JS, McGready J, Oxman R, Chia CW, Ladenson PW, Simonsick EM. “Thyroid hormone therapy and risk of thyrotoxicosis in community-resident older adults: findings from the Baltimore longitudinal study of aging.” Thyroid. 2015 Sep;25(9):979-86. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0180. Epub 2015 Aug 13.
McLeod DS, Cooper DS, Ladenson PW, Whiteman DC, Jordan SJ. “Race/ethnicity and the prevalence of thyrotoxicosis in young Americans.” Thyroid. 2015 Jun;25(6):621-8. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0504. Epub 2015 May 8.
McLeod DS, Jonklaas J, Brierley JD, Ain KB, Cooper DS, Fein HG, Haugen BR, Ladenson PW, Magner J, Ross DS, Skarulis MC, Steward DL, Xing M, Litofsky DR, Maxon HR, Sherman SI. “Reassessing the NTCTCS staging systems for differentiated thyroid cancer, including age at diagnosis.” Thyroid. 2015 Oct;25(10):1097-105. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0148. Epub 2015 Aug 24.
Pacini F, Ladenson PW, Schlumberger M, Driedger A, Luster M, Kloos R, Sherman S, Haugen B, Corone C, Molinaro E, Elisei, Ceccarelli C, Pinchera A, Wahl R, Leboulleux S, Ricard M, Yoo J, Busaidy NL, Delpassand E, Hanscheid H, Felbinger R, Lassmann M, Reiners C. Radioiodine ablation of thyroid remnants after preparation with recombinant human thyrotropin in differentiated thyroid carcinoma: results of an international, randomized, controlled study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006;91:926-32.
Prideaux, A.R.; Song, H.; Hobbs, R.F.; He, B.; Frey, E.C.; Ladenson, P.W.; Wahl, R.L.; Sgouros, G. Three-dimensional radiobiologic dosimetry: application of radiobiologic modeling to patient-specific 3-dimensional imaging-based internal dosimetry. J Nucl Med. 2007 Jun;48(6):1008-1016.
Roopnarinesingh N, Brennan N, Khan C, Ladenson PW, Hill-Briggs F, Kalyani RR. “Barriers to optimal diabetes care in Trinidad and Tobago: a health care Professionals' perspective.” BMC Health Serv Res. 2015 Sep 19;15(1):396. doi: 10.1186/s12913-015-1066-y.
Schroeder PR, Haugen BR, Pacini F, Reiners C, Schlumberger M, Sherman SI, Cooper DS, Schuff KG, Braverman LE, Skarulis MC, Davies TF, Mazzaferri EL, Daniels GH, Ross DS, Luster M, Samuels MH, Weintraub BD, Ridgway EC, Ladenson PW. A Comparison of short-term changes in health-related quality of life in thyroid carcinoma patients undergoing diagnostic evaluation with rhTSH compared to thyroid hormone withdrawal. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2006;91:878-84.
Sgouros, G.; Song, H.; Ladenson, P.W.; Wahl, R.L. Lung toxicity in radioiodine therapy of thyroid carcinoma: development of a dose-rate method and dosimetric implications of the 80-mCi rule. J Nucl Med. 2006 Dec;47(12):1977-1984.
Shattuck TM, Westra WH, Ladenson PW, Arnold A. Independent clonal origins of distinct tumor foci in multifocal papillary thyroid carcinoma. New Engl J Med 2005;352:2406-2412.
Song, H.; He, B.; Prideaux, A.; Du, Y.; Frey, E.; Kasecamp, W.; Ladenson, P.W.; Wahl, R.L.; Sgouros, G. Lung dosimetry for radioiodine treatment planning in the case of diffuse lung metastases. J Nucl Med. 2006 Dec;47(12):1985-1994.
Xing M, Tufano RP, Tufaro AP, Basaria S, Byrne PJ, Wang J, Sidransky D, Ladenson PW. Detection of BRAF mutation on fine needle aspiration biopsy specimens: a new diagnostic tool for papillary thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004;89:2867-72.
Xing M, Westra WH, M.D., Tufano RP, Rosenbaum E, Cohen Y, Rhoden KJ, Carson KA, Vasko V, Larin A, Tallini G, Tolaney S, Holt EH, Hui P, Umbricht CB, Basaria S, Ewertz ME, Tufaro AP, Califano JA, Ringel MD., Zeiger MA., Sidransky D, and Ladenson PW. BRAF mutation predicts a poorer prognosis for papillary thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2005;90:6373-9.
Honors
Lewis E. Braverman Lectureship Award, American Thyroid Association, 1/1/12
Locations
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Expertise
Education
- Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine, 1978
- Medical Education: Harvard Medical School, MD, 1975
Board Certifications
- Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1981
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1978
Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
52 ratings, 21 reviewsThe Patient Rating score is an average of all responses to physician related questions on the national CG-CAHPS Medical Practice patient experience survey through Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score. Comments are also gathered from our CG-CAHPS Medical Practice Survey through Press Ganey and displayed in their entirety. Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 3/5/2026
I was referred to this provider over 20 plus years ago.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/16/2026
Dr. Ladenson is the best person and doctor I've ever met ! Im very lucky to have him taking care of me !
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 2/12/2026
Dr. Ladenson was very thorough, patient, listened, answered my questions and concerns and I felt well taken care of.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/15/2026
Incredible expertise within Graves Disease, extremely well prepared, empathetic and good at listening, very nice person
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 1/15/2026
Dr. Ladenson was very helpful in diagnosing the issue. Very pleased with his care.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/4/2025
Excellent service
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 12/4/2025
Excellent evaluation and explanation!!!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/17/2025
Dr. Ladenson is a doctor who sees me as individual and gives me the best care from all different directions regarding to all my existing medical conditions. He is not a textbook, plug in number doctor. He treats me as if I am the only his patient, not one of many. Thank you, Dr. Ladenson.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 11/13/2025
The provider services were very good and commendable.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 10/6/2025
It was my initial appointment with Dr. Ladenson. Prior to the appointment, I sent all my medical documents by fax as well as via MyChart Message. Dr. Ladenson must have been read all the documents I sent in advance as I didn't have to explain all the data. I appreciate his thoroughness and we had a productive conversation within the limited 40min visit. He had prepared the recommendation for my future treatment and he was very professional and personable.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/18/2025
I saw Dr. Ladenson and a resident. They were extremely thorough, had reviewed my medical history prior to my appointment and provided me with several options for my care. Dr. Ladenson answered my many questions about potential outcomes and helped me find a path forward.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 9/18/2025
There was great!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/24/2025
Dr. Ladenson is truly exceptional. His kindness and patience, combined with his deep expertise, provided me with both comfort and the confidence to proceed with treatment. I am truly grateful to have him as my doctor, guiding me through such important health challenges.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 7/17/2025
My provider was very patient and respectful!
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/23/2025
He was thorough in his explanation about my concerns.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/19/2025
Dr Ladenson was friendly, professional, confident, thorough and knowledgeable. That is what I wanted from John's Hopkins and Dr Ladenson represented Hopkins extremely well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 6/5/2025
Dr. Ladenson is the smartest, most professional, most concerned Doctor that has ever taken care of me
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/15/2025
Listened to my concerns and was very knowledgeable about me and compassionate. Absolutely phenomenal
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/8/2025
Dr Ladenson was friendly, extremely knowledgeable and patient with speaking to me about the issue I was having. He was very thorough as well.
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 5/1/2025
The best endocrinologist I have had He makes you feel very comfortable discussing things with you before and during exam ,and explains all your symptoms after the exam
- 5 out of 5 starsReviewed on 4/28/2025
Dr. Ladenson is an Excellent and caring provider! He is very attentive to the needs of his patients!