Bhumika Gandhi, MD| Internal Medicine, Pediatrics | MedStar Health
About me
Bhumika S. Gandhi, MD, is a Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics. She provides primary care to both children and adults of all ages, and especially enjoys caring for families. Providing patient- and family-centered care that is both evidence-based and compassionate, she communicates effectively to promote wellness, and is thorough in managing new and chronic medical problems.
Dr. Gandhi is also the Medical Director of the MedStar Georgetown Cancer Survivorship Program in the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, which addresses the unique short- and long-term health needs of both pediatric and adult cancer survivors. This program offers patients access to coordinated post-cancer healthcare planning, including comprehensive, individualized survivorship care plans and referrals.
Dr. Gandhi is an active teacher and course director in the Georgetown University School of Medicine, and has mentored many students. She is a member of several committes both in the medical school and in the hospital, including work on the Electronic Health Record, interprofessional education, and the medical school curriculum. She has spoken at national and regional conferences on her cancer survivorship work.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and three children, traveling, and trying new restaurants.
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Cough
- Dietary Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Pneumonia
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Sore Throat Management
- Sports Physicals
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Wellness Exams
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Blood Glucose Levels
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Abnormal Urine Test Results
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Breast Lump
- Bronchiolitis
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis And Lymphangitis
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Claudication
- Cognitive Function Disorders
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Conjunctivitis (PINK EYE) In Children
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess, Furuncle And Carbuncle
- Cystitis
- Depressive Episode
- Digestive System Diseases
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
- Dorsalgia
- Emotional State Symptoms
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fever
- General Symptoms
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Head Injury
- Headache
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Hematuria
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hypertension
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- Impetigo
- Intestinal Infections
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Joint Disorder
- Knee Pain
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Medication Management
- Menstrual Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Noninfective Gastroenteritis
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nontoxic Goiter
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Pediatric Cancer Survivorship
- Pneumonia
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Polyuria
- Prediabetes
- Pruritus
- School Physical
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Social Anxiety Disorder
- Stye Or Chalazion
- Subclinical Hypothyroidism
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urticaria
- Vaccinations
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Viral Infection
- Vitamin Deficiency Anemia
- Vomiting And Nausea
- Weight Loss
- Well Baby Visit
- Well Child Check
- Zoster
Procedures I perform
- Abscess Incision And Drainage
- Adhd Assessment
- Advance Directive Planning
- Asthma Action Plan
- Dietary Counseling
- Electrocardiogram
- Flu Shot
- Health Promotion Counseling
- Immunization Administration
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Newborn Care
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Sore Throat Management
- Spirometry Test
- Sports Physicals
- Staple Removal
- Suture Removal
- Urinary Incontinence Treatment
- Vision Screening
- Wellness Exams
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
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- UHC Passport
- IH-EPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- OA Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Blue Choice Advantage
- TRICARE for Life East
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- HumanaChoice PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Choice POS
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA Indemnity
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- First Health PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HighMark
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open POS II
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Student Resources
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2009)
Medical School: George Washington University (2005)
Awards
- 2018, 2019 Washingtonian Top Doctor in Internal Medicine
- 2018, 2019 Washingtonian Top Doctor in Pediatrics
- 2015 Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Award for Excellence in Teaching for an Outstanding Faculty Member
- 2015 Arthur Vining Davis Foundation Fellowship, Aspen Ideas Festival Scholar