Craig M Kessler, MD| Hematology, Hematology and Oncology | 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
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Leukopenia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thrombocytopenia
- Von Willebrand Disease
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Acquired Pure Red Cell Aplasia
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Aplastic Anemia
- Arterial Blood Clots
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bleeding Tendency
- Blood Cancer
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Marrow Transplant Graft Failure
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Clotting Disorders
- Complications Of Infusion, Transfusion And Injection
- Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Esophagus Cancer
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hemophilia
- Hemophilia A
- Hemophilia B
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease
- Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukopenia
- Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphocytosis
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Testicle
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neutropenia
- Poisoning
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Purpura
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia
- Thrombocytopenia
- Thrombocytosis
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Von Willebrand Disease
Procedures I perform
- Autologous Blood Donation
- Blood Banking
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Irradiation
- Blood Transfusion
- Blood Type Testing
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Test
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
- Directed Blood Donation
- Factor Assays
- Fibrinolytic Therapy
- Fresh Frozen Plasma Transfusion
- Hemoglobin Electrophoresis
- Hemophilia Treatment
- Hemostasis Evaluation
- Immunoglobulin Administration
- Immunohistochemistry Staining
- Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment
- Leukemia Treatment
- Leukopenia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Packed Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Partial Thromboplastin Time
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Sickle Cell Testing
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Thalassemia Test
- Thrombocytapheresis
- Thrombophilia Management
- Von Willebrand Disease Treatment
- Von Willebrand Factor Replacement
- 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
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HighMark
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Core Essential (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- POS OA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Employee Health Plan
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna VA Exchange
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Medicare FFS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice POS II
- Beech Street PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Direct
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
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)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025