Craig M Kessler, MD| Hematology | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Craig Kessler is a professor, Department of Medicine and Pathology, in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Kessler is the Medical Director of the GUMC Hemophilia Treatment Center. He is also the Director, Coagulation Laboratory, Division of Laboratory Medicine, in the Department of Pathology.
He received his medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine and completed his residency at Ochsner Foundation Hospital and Clinic. He completed his fellowship in hematology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Kessler is an expert in internal medicine and hematology and has special interests in anemias, bleeding disorders, coagulation and platelet disorders, hematologic malignancies, myeloproliferative diseases, thrombophilias and hemophilias, and treatment of hematologic diseases.
Clinical areas of focus
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Anemia
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Factor Assays
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Hemophilia Treatment
- Leukopenia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombophilia Management
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Von Willebrand Disease Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Aplastic Anemia
- Arterial Blood Clots
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Clotting Disorders
- Connective Tissue Disorders
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Disorders Of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Esophagus Cancer
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neutropenia
- Poisoning
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Von Willebrand Disease
Procedures I perform
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Antineoplastic Injection
- Ascites Drainage
- Autotransfusion
- Blood Banking
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Dopamine Therapy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement
- Internal Jugular Central Line Placement
- Internal Radiation Therapy
- Leukemia Treatment
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lumbar Puncture
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Venous Access Device Irrigation
- Venous Access Device Removal
- White Blood Cell Transfusion
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Student Resources
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Beech Street PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Network OA
- IH-PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1978)
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital (1977)
Residency: Ochsner Clinic Foundation (1976)
Internship: Ochsner Clinic Foundation (1974)
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1973)