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