Anne R. Cappola, MD, ScM
Endocrinology
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Endocrinology Perelman
Schedule onlineCall 215-662-2300
Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism)

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  • Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

123 reviews

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November 2025
caring and competent
October 2025
sees patients on time, listens to concerns and answers questions in a way that a non medical person can understand
October 2025
she is great and thorough and listens!
October 2025
her knowledge depth and ability to explain details of ongoing issues is impeccable

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Cappola is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

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

Barasch E, Gottdiener J, Buzkova P, Cappola AR, Shah S, DeFilippi C, Gardin J, Kizer JR Association of thyroid dysfunction in individuals ≥ 65 years of age with subclinical cardiac abnormalities , J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 109(10): 2024

Seedat F, Tollman SM, Twine W, Cappola AR, Wade AN Double malnutrition and associated factors in a middle-aged and older, rural South African population , BMC Nutr, 10(1): 2024,84

Armbruster RR, Kumar D, Benyard B, Jacobs P, Khandavilli A, Liu F, Nanga RPR, McCormack S, Cappola AR, Wilson N, Reddy R Personalized and muscle specific OXPHOS measurement with integrated CrCEST MRI and proton MR spectroscopy , Nat Commun, 15(1): 2024,5387

Hwang S, Reddy S, Wainwright K, Schriver E, Cappola AR, Mowery D Using natural language processing to extract and classify symptoms among patients with thyroid dysfunction , Stud Health Technol Inform, 310: 2024,614-618

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