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