Ravi K Anandakrishnan, MD| Hematology, Medical Oncology | MedStar Health
About me
Ravi Krishnan Anandakrishnan, MD, is a medical oncologist board certified in oncology and hematology. Fellowship-trained, Dr. Anandakrishnan specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of lung and breast cancer. Other clinical interests include palliative care, anemia and coagulation disorders. Dr. Anadakrishnan is fluent in Tamil, Hindi and Kannad.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Oncology Consultation
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Tumor Marker Testing
Procedures I perform
- Anemia Management
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Clot Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Clinical Trial Management
- Cancer Genetics Evaluation
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials
- Coagulopathy Management
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Genetic Counseling
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hematology Consultation
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Intravenous Antibiotics
- Leukemia Treatment
- Liver Disease Consultation
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Neutropenia Management
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oncology Consultation
- Pain Management Consultation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Thrombophilia Management
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Vitamin Deficiency Management
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
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Beech Street PPO
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Indemnity
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- HighMark
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst NASCO
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Sentara Health
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna VA Exchange
- TRICARE East Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1987)
Fellowship: Interfaith Medical Center (1985)
Residency: Interfaith Medical Center (1984)
Medical School: Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences (1981)