- Graves' disease
- Hashimoto's disease
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Pregnancy and thyroid disease
- Thyroid hormone resistance
- Thyroiditis
Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM
About me
- Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)
My education and training
- Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
- Residency: Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center - Chestnut Hill
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Spoken languages
Reviews
147 reviews
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Insurance accepted
- Aetna Advantra Cares D-SNP
- Aetna Advantra Credit Value
- Aetna Advantra Eagle HMO
- Aetna Advantra Eagle POS
- Aetna Advantra Premier Plus PPO
- Aetna Advantra Value
- Aetna Advantra Value Plus
- Aetna APCN Plus (Multi-Tier)
- Aetna Better Health Kids (CHIP) - DH Only
- Aetna Flexible Five
- Aetna Freedom Core
- Aetna Gold
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Philly Prime
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO APCN
- Aetna Premier
- Aetna Premier Plus
- Aetna Savings Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrators
- Aetna Student Health Plan PPO
- Aetna Upfront Advantage
- First Health HMO
- First Health POS
- First Health PPO
- Meritain - Aramark (Other)
- Meritain - Aramark (Pennsylvania Premier Medical Plan)
- Americhealth Caritas of PA VIP - LGH Only
- Amerihealth Caritas (Transplant patients only)
- Amerihealth Caritas of PA - LGH Only
- Centivo EPO
- Cigna Healthcare EPO
- Cigna Healthcare HMO
- Cigna Healthcare POS
- Cigna Healthcare PPO
- Claim Watcher (Homestead/ INDECs) Open Access
- Clover Health Choice
- Clover Health Choice Value PPO
- Clover Health Classic HMO
- Clover Health Value
Locations
Penn Medicine hospital privileges
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Qualifications and experience
- American Thyroid Association, National
- Clin-STAR External Advisory Committee, National
- Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) Consortium, International
- Gerontological Society of America, National
- International Communication Association, International
- Johns Hopkins Claude D. Pepper Older Americans Independence Center Research Education Advisory Committee, National
- NIA DSMB for "Androgen Replacement to Improve Patient-Important Outcomes in Men with Opioid-Induced Hypogonadism", National
- NIA DSMB for "Improving Cancer-related Fatigue, Sexual Dysfunction and Quality of Life in Older Men with Cancer and Androgen Deficiency", National
- NIAMS DSMB for "Limited-Duration Anabolic Therapy in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis", National
- Philadelphia Endocrine Society, Local
- The Endocrine Society, National
- Thyroid Studies Collaboration Group, International
- ThyroidOmics Consortium, International
- Women in Endocrinology, National
- Women's Health and Aging Studies, National
- Penn Thyroid Center
Treatments and conditions
Research
Publications
Xu Y, Hysaj O, Qi X, Feller M, Pingitore A, Brown SJ, Ittermann T, Iacoviello M, Trompet S, Han JW, Schmidt B, Sgarbi JA, Valdés S, Muendlein A, Riis J, Andersen S, Drexel H, Teumer A, Dörr M, Vanderpump MPJ, Wareham N, Vaes B, Visser WE, Jukema JW, Imaizumi M, Dullaart RPF, Medici M, Fink HA, Ceresini G, Ferrucci L, Ikram MA, Hankey GJ, Iervasi G, Eastell R, Bauer DC, Williams GR, Boelaert K, Psaty BM, Führer-Sakel D, Bakker SJL, Kiemeney LALM, Riksen NP, Kim KW, Azizi F, Völzke H, Yeap BB, Razvi S, Gussekloo J, Walsh JP, Bensenor IM, Mammen J, Rodondi N, Cappola AR, Peeters RP, Chaker L Natural history of thyroid function in ageing: an individual participant data analysis of 137,488 participants , Lancet Diab Endocrinol, 6: 2026,485-497
Friedman AB, Adjei-Poku MN, Schadt LA, Li Y, Cappola AR, Kelz RR, Hwang U, Kowdley G, Mwinyogle A, Trueger NS Clinical features, CT imaging decisions and yield by age in adults with abdominal pain in the emergency department , Acad Emerg Med, 33(5): 2026,e70299
Ettleson MD, Thomas N, Wan W, Hedeker D, Cappola AR, Laiteerapong N, Bianco AC Suboptimal levothyroxine treatment is associated with increases in mean blood pressure and blood pressure variability , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 111(6): 2026,e1626-e1633
Hysaj O, Efthimiou O, Collet TH, Cappola AR, Alwan H, Gussekloo J, Chaker L, Kavousi M, Azizi F, Köttgen A, Selvin E, Trompet S, Walsh JP, Brown SJ, Iacoviello M, Dullaart RPF, Bakker SJL, Sgarbi JA, Ittermann T, Völzke H, Benseñor IM, Valdés S, Maldonado-Araque C, Psaty BM, Wolters FJ, Åsvold BO, Del Giovane C, Rodondi N Thyroid antibody status, thyroid function, and the risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: an individual participant data analysis from 14 cohorts , Eur J Endocrinol, 193(5): 2025,S71-S82
Cohen KS, Fallik D, Cappola AR The role of family as a source of health information among college students , J Community Health, 50(4): 2025,613-622
Cappola AR, Abraham DS, Kroopnick JM, Huang Y, Hochberg MC, Miller RR, Shardell M, Hicks GE, Orwig D, Magaziner J Sex-specific associations of vitamin D and bone biomarkers with bone density and physical function during recovery from hip fracture: the Baltimore Hip Studies , Osteoporos Int, 36(5): 2025,855-863
Baretella O, Blum MR, Abolhassani N, Alwan H, Wildisen L, Del Giovane C, Tal K, Moutzouri E, Åsvold BO, Cappola AR, Gussekloo J, Iacoviello M, Iervasi G, Imaizumi M, Weiler S, Razvi S, Sgarbi JA, Völzke H, Brown SJ, Walsh JP, Vaes B, Yeap BB, Dullaart RPF, Bakker SJL, Kavousi M, Ceresini G, Ferrucci L, Aujesky D, Peeters RP, Bauer DC, Feller M, Rodondi N Associations between subclinical thyroid dysfunction and cardiovascular risk factors according to age and sex , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 110(5): 2025,e1315-e1322
Wade AN, Guare L, Hayat M, Straub P, Gao Z, Medici M, Teumer A, Davis LK, Ramsay M, Ritchie MD, Cappola AR Strength of genetic associations with thyroid stimulating hormone values differs between populations with similarity to African and European reference populations , Thyroid, 35(2): 2025,131-142
Unachukwu IC, Adjei-Poku MN, Sailors OC, Gonzales R, South E, Meisel Z, Kelz RR, Cappola AR, Friedman AB Images in black and white: disparities in utilization of computed tomography and ultrasound for older adults with abdominal pain , West J Emerg Med, 26(3): 2025,452-457
Wu RR, Adjei-Poku MN, Kelz RR, Peck GL, Hwang U, Cappola AR, Friedman AB Trends in visits, imaging, and diagnosis for emergency department abdominal pain presentations in the United States, 2007-2019 , Acad Emerg Med, 32(1): 2025,20-31