Jennifer Ann Kanakry, MD
Provider accepts MedStar Select insurance
Provider accepts MedStar Select insuranceSpecialties: Hematology, Hematology and Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
Languages: English
About me
Jennifer A. Kanakry, MD, is a board-certified hematologist specializing in cellular therapies for blood cancers, including allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation, autologous stem cell transplantation, and chimeric antigen receptor T (CART) cell therapy. She is the medical director of Stem Cell Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
Dr. Kanakry earned her medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She completed both her Internal Medicine residency and Hematology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Prior to joining MedStar Georgetown, Dr. Kanakry was a senior clinician at the Center for Immuno-Oncology at the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health. She has served as principal and associate investigator on numerous clinical trials, leading clinical research focused on hematopoietic cell transplantation and other cellular immunotherapies for blood cancers and inborn errors of immunity. Her overall clinical research focus has been to investigate novel ways to make transplant and other cellular immunotherapies more accessible, less toxic, and more effective, focusing particularly on understudied cancers such as mature T- and NK-cell lymphomas.
Dr. Kanakry is the author of more than 50 publications in peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters, and has spoken nationally and internationally on topics in hematology and oncology. She is a member of the American Society of Transplantation and Cellular Therapy, serves on the BMT CTN Protocol Review Committee, and participates in the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research Working Committees.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Kanakry works alongside her patients, engaging a multidisciplinary team of specialists to figure out the best path forward. Clear, consistent communication with the treatment team and patient and family are key to streamlining the process. By working together and communicating well, she strives to give her patients direction, clarity, information, and support, so they can focus on healing and hope.
About MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute
MedStar Georgetown is part of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute, which combines medical expertise, the latest therapies, and research across MedStar Health. Our research engine, the Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Washington, D.C., region. This partnership means we provide access to cutting-edge clinical trials and the latest breakthroughs in cancer care.
Clinical areas of focus
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cancers
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Blood Cancers
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Transfusion Reactions
- Bone Marrow Cancer
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Clotting Disorders
- Coagulopathy
- Cutaneous Lymphoma
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
- Hematologic Malignancies
- Hodgkin Disease
- Leukemia
- Leukocytosis
- Leukocytosis (HIGH WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT)
- Leukopenia
- Lymphoma
- Lymphoplasmacytic Lymphoma
- Multiple Myeloma
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Platelet Disorders
- Red Blood Cell Disorders
- Sickle Cell Anemia
- Sickle Cell Disease
Procedures I perform
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment
- Allogenic Bone Marrow Transplant
- Amyloidosis Treatment
- Autologous Blood Donation
- Autotransfusion
- Blood Cancer Diagnosis
- Blood Cancer Treatment
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Bone Marrow Biopsy And Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Examination
- Bone Marrow Failure Treatment
- Bone Marrow Tap
- Cancer Immunotherapy
- Cancer Survivorship Care
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-Cell Therapy
- Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Treatment
- Clinical Trials
- Follicular Lymphoma Treatment
- Hematology Consultation
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Iliac Bone Marrow Extraction
- Immunohistochemistry Testing
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma Treatment
- Marrow Ablation
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome Treatment
- Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Treatment
- Neutropenia Management
- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
- Platelet Transfusion
- Red Blood Cell Exchange
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Removal Of Central Venous Access Device
- Stem Cell Collection
- Stem Cell Harvesting
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Tumor Marker Testing
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- OA Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- First Health PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Passport
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- POS OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Student Resources
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Tricare Reserve Select
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2013)
Residency: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2010)
Medical School: Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth (2007)