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
Practice locations
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18101 Prince Philip Dr
Ste B100
Olney, MD, 20832
18105 Prince Philip Dr
Ste TG100
Olney, MD, 20832
9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 2200
Baltimore, MD, 21237
12 MedStar Blvd
Ste 180
Bel Air, MD, 21015
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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare FFS
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- POS OA
- CareFirst Administrators
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- First Health PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Tricare Reserve Select
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Student Resources
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HighMark
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Navigate
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Choice Fund PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- UHC Passport
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
Videos
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