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