About me
Ross Krasnow, MD, MPH, is a urologic oncologist at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a urologic oncologist, Dr. Krasnow specializes in the treatment of urologic malignancies including bladder, kidney, prostate, testicular, and upper tract urothelial cancer through the use of minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as endoscopic, laparoscopic, or robotic technologies, and when necessary open surgery. He also treats upper urinary tract obstruction/strictures, complex stone disease, benign prostatic hyperplasia, patients who require upper urinary tract reconstruction or urinary diversion, and other urologic conditions.
His treatment methods specifically focus on organ sparing techniques. When surgical management is needed, minimally invasive organ sparing techniques allow for partial removal of the affected organ and allow patients to maintain urinary and sexual function, while also maintaining quality of life.
Dr. Krasnow received his medical degree from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He then joined Baylor College of Medicine for an internship in general surgery and a residency in urology. Dr. Krasnow completed a Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO) accredited two-year fellowship in urologic oncology at The Combined Harvard Program in Urologic Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He has also received a master’s of science in bioethics from Union Graduate College in association with Mount Sinai School of Medicine Center and has completed a master’s in public health during his time in Boston at the Harvard TS Chan School of Public Health.
Dr. Krasnow takes special interest in the treatment of complex urologic tumors and conditions, even those that involve multiple organs. His research interests include cancer outcomes, population health, quality improvement in bladder cancer and other urologic malignancies. He is widely published and has presented nationally on numerous occasions on these subjects.
Dr. Krasnow has extensive experience using robotic minimally invasive surgical techniques through keyhole incisions for both cancer excision and reconstruction. He is also well-trained in MRI-fusion guided biopsy for the detection of prostate cancer. Additionally, Dr. Krasnow is thoroughly trained in retroperitoneal surgical techniques which are typically applied in the case of hostile abdomen, a condition that develops when multiple previous abdominal surgeries have left significant scarring in the abdomen, or difficult to access tumors. Retroperitoneal surgery approaches the kidney from the back and may allow for improved tumor resection, faster recovery time, and fewer complications.
In order to successfully treat complex genitourinary conditions, Dr. Krasnow hand-picks a multidisciplinary team of specialists that understand the particular disease process and that dedicate themselves to each individual patient. He is a member of the American Urological Association (AUA), the Society of Urologic Oncology (SUO), and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), and he has the honor of being inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society.
When not performing clinical responsibilities or in research, Dr. Krasnow is spending time with his wife and three children.
Philosophy of Care
“My priority is to deliver state-of-the-art personalized cancer care. Through advanced diagnostic and surgical techniques, I can help patients achieve excellent cancer control while allowing for preservation of function as well as a less painful and more rapid recovery. Beyond the surgical technique, I assemble and lead a multidisciplinary team in order to obtain successful outcomes.
“It’s important to me to be accessible to my patients and that they have the space to ask questions in order to be well-informed about their condition as well as all of the positive and negative implications asso
Clinical areas of focus
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (ENLARGED PROSTATE)
- Renal Cancer
- Vasectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Mass
- Adrenal Tumor
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (ENLARGED PROSTATE)
- Bladder Cancer
- Bladder Stones
- Elevated Psa Levels
- Enlarged Prostate
- Hydronephrosis
- Kidney Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Bladder
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Penis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Renal Pelvis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ureter
- Penile Cancer
- Prostate Cancer
- Renal Cancer
- Renal Cyst
- Testicular Cancer
- Testicular Metastases
- Ureteral Cancer
- Ureteral Stricture
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Tract Injury
Procedures I perform
- Adrenal Gland Cancer Treatment
- Bladder Biopsy
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Bladder Rupture Repair
- Bladder Stone Removal
- Cystectomy
- Cystoscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Cystotomy
- Cystourethroscopy
- Cystourethroscopy With Biopsy
- Cystourethroscopy With Ureteral Stent Insertion
- Da Vinci Surgery
- Endoscopic Surgery
- Hydrocele Repair
- Ileal Conduit Creation With Stoma
- Laparoscopic Proctectomy
- Laparoscopic Surgery Treatment
- Mitrofanoff Procedure
- Neobladder Creation
- Nephrectomy
- Nephroureterectomy
- Orchiectomy
- Penile Biopsy
- Penile Cancer Surgery
- Penile Cancer Treatment
- Prostatectomy
- Pyeloplasty Surgery
- Robotic Surgery
- Spermatocelectomy
- Testicular Biopsy
- Testicular Cancer Surgery
- Testicular Cancer Treatment
- Testicular Prosthesis
- Transurethral Resection Of Prostate
- Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy
- Ureteral Cancer Surgery
- Ureteral Dilation
- Ureteral Injury Repair
- Ureteral Stent Placement With Fluoroscopic Guidance
- Ureteroscopy With Biopsy
- Urethral Biopsy
- Urethral Cancer Surgery
- Urethral Cancer Treatment
- Urethral Condyloma Treatment
- Urinary Diversion
- Urinary Diversion Procedure
- Vasectomy
Practice locations
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1133 21st St NW
Ste 601
Washington, DC, 20036
12158 Central Ave
Ste 420
Mitchellville, MD, 20721
110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute 1st Fl
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Medicare Direct
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Sentara Health
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Network OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- HighMark
- Beech Street PPO
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- IH-Indemnity
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Navigate
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- POS OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital (2017)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2015)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (2010)
Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine (2009)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025 Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 2012 University of Miami Honors Program in Medicine, 2000