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
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Vasectomy
Conditions and procedures
Procedures I perform
- Bladder Cancer Treatment
- Cystoscopy-Guided Biopsy
- Cystotomy
- Da Vinci Surgery
- Hydrocele Repair
- Ileal Conduit Creation With Stoma
- Laparoscopic Proctectomy
- Laparoscopic Surgery Treatment
- Nephroureterectomy
- Pyeloplasty Surgery
- Transurethral Resection Of Prostate
- Ureteral Dilation
- Ureteral Stent Placement With Fluoroscopic Guidance
- Ureteroscopy With Biopsy
- Urethral Biopsy
- Urinary Diversion Procedure
- Vasectomy
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
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- POS OA
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Employee Health Plan
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