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
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Lombardi Cancer Center
Washington, DC, 20007
882 Muddy Branch Rd
Gaithersburg, MD, 20878
Insurance
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Cigna Health Care
- Kaiser Permanente*
- MedStar Select (Administered by CareFirst)
- United HealthCare
- Aetna
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland
- Healthspring
- Humana
- Medicare & Railroad Medicare
- United HealthCare
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland *
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice MD
- Priority Partners *
- United HealthCare Community Health Plan MD
- Wellpoint MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas
- Health Services For Children With Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Medical Assistance/Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC
- Johns Hopkins Employer Health Programs *
- Johns Hopkins US Family Health Plan *
- MultiPlan
- Private Healthcare Systems
- Tricare/Humana Military
- VA Community Care Network (VACCN)
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