Craig M Kessler, MD| Hematology and Oncology, 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
- 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
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- POS OA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Student Resources
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Select
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OA Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-EPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Network OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
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