Ravi K Anandakrishnan, MD| Medical Oncology, Hematology | MedStar Health
About me
Ravi Krishnan Anandakrishnan, MD, is a medical oncologist board certified in oncology and hematology. Fellowship-trained, Dr. Anandakrishnan specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of lung and breast cancer. Other clinical interests include palliative care, anemia and coagulation disorders. Dr. Anadakrishnan is fluent in Tamil, Hindi and Kannad.
Clinical areas of focus
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Oncology Consultation
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Tumor Marker Testing
Procedures I perform
- Anemia Management
- Antiangiogenic Therapy
- Blood Cell Count
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Clot Treatment
- Blood Clotting Disorder Treatment
- Blood Disorder Diagnosis
- Blood Transfusion
- Bone Cancer Staging
- Breast Cancer Treatment
- Cancer Clinical Trial Management
- Cancer Genetics Evaluation
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cancer Rehabilitation
- Cancer Risk Assessment
- Cancer Treatment
- Chemotherapy Administration
- Clinical Trials
- Coagulopathy Management
- Colorectal Cancer Treatment
- Cushing Syndrome Management
- Deep Vein Thrombosis Management
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Treatment
- Genetic Counseling
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Hematology Consultation
- Hepatic Artery Infusion
- Hormone Replacement Therapy
- Immunotherapy
- Intravenous (IV) Fluids
- Intravenous Antibiotics
- Leukemia Treatment
- Liver Disease Consultation
- Lung Cancer Treatment
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lymphoma Management
- Lymphoma Treatment
- Magnesium Imbalance Treatment
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Multiple Myeloma Treatment
- Neutropenia Management
- Newborn Screening Tests
- Nonautologous Platelets Transfusion
- Nonautologous Red Blood Cells Transfusion
- Oncology Consultation
- Pain Management Consultation
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation
- Prolotherapy Infusions
- Prostate Cancer Treatment
- Red Blood Cell Transfusion
- Sickle Cell Anemia Treatment
- Surgical Oncology Surgery
- Thrombophilia Management
- Tumor Marker Testing
- Vitamin Deficiency Management
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
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Navigate
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- POS OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst EPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- IH-Open HMO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- HighMark
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open POS Plus
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst NASCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Student Resources
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- OA Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1987)
Fellowship: Interfaith Medical Center (1985)
Residency: Interfaith Medical Center (1984)
Medical School: Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences (1981)