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