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
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Navigate
- IH-PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Indemnity
- HighMark
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Choice POS II
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Choice POS
- IH-Open POS Plus
- OA Plus
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Medicare Direct
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Administrators
- Network OA
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-HMO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Hematology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Medstar-Washington Hospital Center (1987)
Fellowship: Interfaith Medical Center (1985)
Residency: Interfaith Medical Center (1984)
Medical School: Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences (1981)