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