About me
Krishnan Venkatesan, MD, is the Director of Urologic Reconstruction at Washington Hospital Center. He earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan.
Dr. Venkatesan completed a residency at Wayne State University School of Medicine Department of Urology. He was a Clinical Fellow in Genitourinary Reconstruction at the Institute of Urology University College London Hospital in London, United Kingdom. He also completed a fellowship in Urethral Reconstruction at Kulkarni Institute for Urethral Reconstruction in Pune, India, and was a Visiting Fellow in Urologic Reconstruction at the Sava Perovic Foundation in Belgrade, Serbia.
Dr. Venkatesan is a member of the American Association of Physicians from India, American Medical Association, American Urological Association and the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons. He has been published in multiple publications, abstracts and editorials and has presented around the United States on various urology topics.
Dr. Venkatesan has been presented with several awards for his work. He is fluent in English and Tamil (South India) and proficient in Spanish.
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Bladder Disorders
- Erectile Dysfunction (ED)
- Fistula
- Foreskin Problems
- Genital Injury
- Low Libido In Women
- Low Testosterone Levels
- Neurogenic Bladder
- Penile Implant
- Penile Lesion
- Peyronie's Disease
- Premature Ejaculation
- Priapism
- Testicular Torsion
- Urethral Diverticulum
- Urethral Problems
- Urethral Sling
- Urethrocele
- Urinary Frequency
- Urinary Incontinence
- Urinary Retention In Women
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urinary Tract Injury
Procedures I perform
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Biopsy, Urethra
- Botox Injection
- Cystoscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Fistula Drainage
- Hydrocele Repair
- Orchiectomy
- Plication
- Plication Revision
- Scrotal Biopsy
- Ureteral Dilation
- Ureteral Stent Placement With Fluoroscopic Guidance
- Urinary Diversion
Practice locations
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12158 Central Ave
Ste 420
Mitchellville, MD, 20721
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 100
McLean, VA, 22101
106 Irving St NW
Ste 315
Washington, DC, 20010
1133 21st St NW
Ste 601
Washington, DC, 20036
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 HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open POS II
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Navigate
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare Direct
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-PPO
- IH-POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- POS OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Choice Fund PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Sentara Health
- HighMark
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice POS
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
Videos
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Urology, Urology
Fellowship: Wayne State University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency: Wayne State Univ/Detroit Medical Center Internal Medicine (2006)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=krishnan+venkatesan&sort=date
Podcasts
<h2><a href="http://www.medstarwashington.org/physician-podcast-library/?item=34532#q=%7B%7D"><img class="wp-image-713726 size-full alignnone" src="https://ct1.medstarhealth.org/content/uploads/2017/02/podcast-2.png" width="25" height="27" /></a> <strong><a href="http://www.medstarwashington.org/physician-podcast-library/?item=34532#q=%7B%7D" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Treatments for Erectile Dysfunction</a></strong></h2>