Bhavin Mahesh Patel, DO| Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Bhavin M. Patel, DO is a cardiologist with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Dr. Patel treats a wide range of cardiovascular disease including hypertension, coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, heart rhythm issues, and congestive heart failure. He has a particular interest in preventive cardiology and the aggressive treatment of cardiovascular disease in young patients.
He utilizes a holistic approach to treating his patients. He emphasizes empowering his patients through dietary counseling, physical activity, and patient education. He is very interested in the clinical application of evidence based medicine. He is passionate about physician involvement in public health management and policy. He enjoys teaching future generation of physicians.
Understanding that seeing a cardiologist can cause anxiety for some patients, he strives to put each patient at ease and make them feel comfortable by listening to them and fully understanding their concerns and complaints. He also takes the time to educate his patients about their conditions, medications, and the impact on their lives.
Clinical areas of focus
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardioversion
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Electrocardiogram
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Artery Disorders
- Artial Embolism
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Complications Of Procedures
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Disease In Women
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myocardial Infarction Complications
- Myopathies
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Tachycardia
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
Procedures I perform
- Ablation Therapy
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Loop Recorder Placement
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Hypertension Treatment
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
Practice locations
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9105 Franklin Square Drive
Suite 209
Baltimore, MD, 21237
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Navigate
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- First Health PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst NASCO
- Medicare FFS
- IH-POS
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Medicare Direct
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Police and Fire Clinic
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Optimum Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- First Health PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- UHC Passport
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Network OA
- IH-Open POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- IH-HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
Education
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiology
Fellowship: Deborah Heart & Lung Center (2014)
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine (2011)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Kanwal A, Kaplan J, Forst B, Patel B. Thrombus in transit raising suspicion for a hypercoagulable state. BMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e235489.PubMed PMID: 33127725 PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3312772
- Purohit R, Kanwal A, Pandit A, Patel BM, Meininger GR, Brown JJ, Kaliyadan AG, Saini A. Acute Myopericarditis with Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with COVID-19. Am J Case Rep. 2020 Jul 1;21:e925554. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.925554. PMID: 32606285. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC32606285
- Kanwal A, Zulty M, TazaF, Kaplan J, Patel, B. Peicardial Angiosarcoma Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade. FIT Clinical Decision Making J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar, 75 (11_Supplement_1) 2658. Presented at Virtual ACC 2020 Word Congress of Cardiology Conference Chicago, IL. March 28, 2020
- Hsi, D. Patel B, George J. Comments Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sept 2; <http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1208410#t=comments>
- Patel B, Kovach R, George J. Chest Pain Secondary to Recurrent Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula. Cath Lab Digest, Volume 20 (4) April 2012
- Patel B, Sanghvi K. Transradial Revascularization of an In-Stent Chronic Occlusion of the Right Coronary Artery Using Excimer Laser. Cath Lab Digest, Volume 20(10) October 2012
- Patel B, Martinez J, Ledley G. Influenza A results in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Drexelmed Journal, Volume 3 (1); Summer 2009
- Patel B, Parekh A, Ezekowitz MD. Letter. Mortality after the Hospitalization of a Spouse. N Engl J Med. 2006 May 18; 354(20):2190-1; author reply 2190-219 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc060777 PMID: 16707762