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