Jennifer Ann Kanakry, MD
Provider accepts MedStar Select insurance
Provider accepts MedStar Select insuranceSpecialties: Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Hematology, Hematology and Oncology, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Languages: English
About me
Jennifer A. Kanakry, MD, is a board-certified hematologist specializing in cellular therapies for blood cancers, including allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplantation, and chimeric antigen receptor T (CART) cell therapy. She is the medical director of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Kanakry earned her medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She completed both her Internal Medicine residency and Hematology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Prior to joining MedStar Georgetown, Dr. Kanakry was a senior clinician at the Center for Immuno-Oncology at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. She has served as principal and associate investigator on numerous clinical trials, leading clinical research focused on hematopoietic cell transplantation and other cellular immunotherapies for blood cancers and inborn errors of immunity. Her overall clinical research focus has been to investigate novel ways to make transplant and other cellular immunotherapies more accessible, less toxic, and more effective, focusing particularly on understudied cancers such as mature T- and NK-cell lymphomas.
Dr. Kanakry is the author of more than 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters, and has spoken nationally and internationally on topics in hematology and oncology. She is a member of the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, serves on the BMT CTN Protocol Review Committee, and participates in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Working Committees.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Kanakry works alongside her patients, engaging a multidisciplinary team of specialists to figure out the best path forward. Clear, consistent communication with the treatment team and patient and family are key to streamlining the process. By working together and communicating well, she strives to give her patients direction, clarity, information, and support, so they can focus on healing and hope.
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cancers
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Transfusion Reactions
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Clotting Disorders
- Coagulopathy
- Cutaneous Lymphoma
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hodgkin Disease
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukocytosis (HIGH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT)
- Leukopenia
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Platelet Disorders
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
Procedures I perform
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Autologous Blood Donation
- Autotransfusion
- Blood Cancer Diagnosis
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
- Follicular Lymphoma Treatment
- Hematology Consultation
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Treatment
- Neutropenia Management
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tumor Marker Testing
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 Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA EPO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-HMO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HighMark
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UHC Passport
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- POS OA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Network OA
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Choice POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Administrators
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2013)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Medical School: Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth (2007)