About me
Pragnan Kancharla, MD, is a fellowship-trained, board-certified medical oncologist and hematologist who practices at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center and MedStar Health Bel Air Medical Campus. Experienced in treating all types of cancer, he specializes in cancers of the stomach, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas, as well as head and neck cancers, sarcoma, and melanoma. His clinical interests include lung and esophageal cancer, central nervous system, and genitourinary malignancies. He values the role of collaboration in optimizing the care of patients and is dedicated providing the best care possible.
Dr. Kancharla is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the American Society of Hematology. He is also the editor of the HemeOncBuddy app, which is designed to provide a quick reference of clinical trials and landmark articles in the field of hematology and oncology. In addition, he has been published in multiple peer-reviewed publications and has presented at numerous medical meetings. He earned his medical degree at the NRI Medical College, in Guntur, India, and completed his residency in internal medicine at New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, in New York, followed by a fellowship in hematology/oncology, at Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh.
Philosophy of care
“My approach is team-based and patient-centered. Communication is key and I strive to make sure patients and their families understand their treatment options, as well as the potential benefits and risks to make educated decisions. My goal is to treat the patient and not just the illness.”
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Amyloidosis
- Anemia
- Anemia Of Chronic Disease
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- B Cell Lymphoma
- Bleeding Disorders
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Deficiency Of Essential Nutrients
- Diseases Of Blood And Blood
- Disorders Of White Blood Cells
- Esophagus Cancer
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
- Hemorrhagic Conditions
- Hereditary Hemolytic Anemias
- Hodgkin Disease
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lung Cancer
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Malignant Immunoproliferative Diseases And B
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Bladder
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Connective And Soft Tissue
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Female Genital Organs
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ovary
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Renal Pelvis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Testicle
- Malignant Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
- Myopathies
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Necrotizing Vasculopathies
- Neoplasm Analysis
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Neoplasms Of Lymphoid, Hematopoietic And Related Tissue
- Neutropenia
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Pancreas Cancer
- Papillary Carcinoma Of Breast
- Plasma Cell Neoplasms
- Poisoning
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Sickle
- Stomach Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Venous Embolism
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
Procedures I perform
- Blood Banking
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Bone Marrow Aspiration
- Bone Marrow Biopsy
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials Participation
- Genetic Counseling
- Hematology Consultation
- Immune Cell Therapy Administration
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Leukemia Treatment
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Malignant Tumor Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS II
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Beech Street PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Medicare FFS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- UHC Passport
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst EPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Administrators
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Fellowship: Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (2023)
Residency: New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (2020)
Medical School: N.R.I. Medical College (2015)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2025