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Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (2002)

Professional interests include: skull base tumors, salivary gland tumor, pharynx cancer, and more.

800 Howard Avenue Yale Physicians Building, 4th Floor
New Haven, CT 06519

(203) 785-5430

Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD is an otolaryngologist in New Haven, CT specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 2002 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD is affiliated with Yale University, Yale New Haven Health and Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Medicine.

Office Locations

Address:

35 Park Street
New Haven, CT 06519

Address:

800 Howard Avenue Yale Physicians Building, 4th Floor
New Haven, CT 06519

Some issues Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD can help you with:

Thyroid Problems

Thyroid problems are a group of conditions that alter hormone regulation and metabolism. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck, just below the Adam's apple (laryngeal prominence) and larynx (voice box). Despite its small size, the thyroid has an outsized effect on the body by regulating hormones that control metabolism. Metabolism is the body's process of converting consumed food into fuel to power the entire body. Heart rate, weight, cholesterol, body temperature, and even physical growth and development are all affected by the metabolism.

When the thyroid malfunctions, the body is unable to properly process and allocate energy. Thyroid problems, such as hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) and hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid), cause irregular metabolism. In some cases, the body produces antibodies that attack the thyroid cells for unknown reasons. The damaged thyroid responds by releasing either too little or too much T3 and T4 thyroid hormones. Thyroid malfunctions may also arise from genetic causes or iodine deficiency. Thyroid problems may include:

Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune disease that causes hypothyroidism
Graves' disease, an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism
Goiter
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid cancer

Hashimoto's is the leading cause of hypothyroidism, which is when the thyroid does not produce enough hormones to stimulate adequate metabolism. The condition is diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) and detect Hashimoto's antibodies. Symptoms of hypothyroidism include sluggish metabolism, inflammation, fatigue, weight gain, brittle hair, dry skin, and sensitivity to cold. To supplement impaired thyroid function, patients with Hashimoto's are typically prescribed synthetic thyroid hormone pills. Such patients may need to consume synthetic thyroids for the rest of their lives. Other treatments may include dietary changes, such as the avoidance of certain foods and medication to reduce inflammation. Frequent blood tests can inform patients if their TSH levels are within a normal range.

Grave's disease is most frequently the cause of hyperthyroidism, which is when the thyroid produces too many hormones, overstimulating one's metabolism. The condition is also diagnosed by blood tests that measure TSH and detect Grave's antibodies. Elevated heart rate, high blood pressure, sweating, bulging eyes, and weight loss are common symptoms of hyperthyroidism. Treatments for hyperthyroidism include oral radioactive iodine, which slowly shrinks the thyroid, slowing the production of excess thyroid hormone. Other anti-thyroid medications such as methimazole (Tapazole) also reduce the production of thyroid hormones. Blood pressure medications known as beta blockers can ease the increased heart rate caused by hyperthyroidism. If treatments are unsuccessful, patients may be prescribed a thyroidectomy, or surgery to remove part or all of the thyroid. Some patients with hyperthyroidism may require ophthalmological (eye medicine) treatments such as eye drops, prednisone, and surgery to reduce eye swelling and bulging.

Untreated thyroid disorders frequently lead to goiters or thyroid nodules. A thyroid goiter is a large lump that can be felt near the base of the neck and is made of swollen thyroid tissue or nodules (excess cell growth). Nodules and goiters are diagnosed by CT scan or ultrasound. Obstructive goiters can cause pain, coughing, and abnormal breathing. The most common cause of goiters is hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid). However, Hashimoto's is also known to cause goiters or nodules. Goiters develop from continued damage from antibodies to the thyroid over time. At times, a goiter can result from a cancerous thyroid tumor. Most goiters and nodules are themselves benign.

The exact causes of thyroid cancer are unknown. People who develop thyroid cancer may or may not have another thyroid problem such as Hashimoto's or Grave's disease. Symptoms of thyroid cancer include a nodule that can be felt on the neck, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, swelling in the neck, and neck and throat pain. CT and MRI scans are used to diagnose thyroid cancer. There are four types of thyroid cancer which vary in intensity. Thyroidectomy (thyroid removal surgery) is usually prescribed to treat thyroid cancer.

Thyroid problems are often long-term conditions that require some form of treatment. With regular monitoring and medication, many people with thyroid problems are able to lead active and fulfilling lives.

In The News

“senior author Dr. Benjamin Judson, from the Yale University School of Medicine in New Haven, Connecticut told Reuters Health.”—"Public knows little about head and neck cancers: study", Chicago Tribune, June 2014

“Hooker is survived by her three children: William D. Judson III of Pittsburgh, PA, Nathalie H. Judson of Old Lyme, CT, and Stephen Y. Judson of Laguna Beach, CA; by her four grandchildren: Natasha...”—"Mary Hooker Woodward Judson", The Valley Reporter, June 2012

aspiration	16
diagnostic procedures	14
dissection	22
doctor visit	248
excision	21
gastrointestinal procedures	11
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	63
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	90
minor procedures	16
neck surgery	22
salivary gland surgery	10

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	15
Less than 65	41

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

aspiration	10
diagnostic procedures	8
dissection	21
doctor visit	239
excision	20
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	80
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	89
minor procedures	10
neck surgery	21
salivary gland surgery	10

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	17
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

dissection	23
doctor visit	234
excision	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	85
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	83
neck surgery	23

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	40
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	22
doctor visit	233
excision	35
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	97
lymph node procedures	35
minimally invasive procedures	95
neck surgery	22
open surgery	13
salivary gland surgery	13

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	24
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

aspiration	15
diagnostic procedures	27
dissection	21
doctor visit	217
excision	20
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	105
lymph node procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	119
minor procedures	15
neck surgery	21

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

dissection	13
doctor visit	164
excision	12
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	75
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	73
neck surgery	13

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

dissection	10
doctor visit	175
excision	9
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	71
lymph node procedures	9
minimally invasive procedures	69
neck surgery	10

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	14
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

dissection	19
doctor visit	121
excision	18
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	91
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	89
neck surgery	19

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

dissection	11
doctor visit	196
excision	10
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	176
lymph node procedures	10
minimally invasive procedures	174
neck surgery	11

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in New Haven, CT were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

aspiration	13
diagnostic procedures	16
dissection	18
doctor visit	204
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	11
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	94
lymph node procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	100
minor procedures	13
neck surgery	18
open surgery	13
salivary gland surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	62

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	121
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	16
75 to 84	42
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	62

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College in 2002. He completed residency at Georgetown University Hospital. He has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College (2002)

Residency: Georgetown University Hospital

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale University

Yale New Haven Health

Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Medicine

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Benjamin Lapsley Judson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,527 Da Vinci Surgical System $4,527

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,401
Food and Beverage	$1,127

Biography

Dr. Benjamin Judson specializes in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) and practices in New Haven, CT. After attending Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College for medical school, he completed his residency training at Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Judson's areas of expertise include salivary gland tumor, thyroid problems, and pharynx cancer. Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Judson takes. Dr. Judson is professionally affiliated with Yale New Haven Health. According to Yale New Haven Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in New Haven, CT.