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
- Holter Monitoring
- 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 Heart
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Disorders Of Autonomic Nervous System
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- 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
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular 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
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Cholesterol Screening
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Electrocardiogram
- External Electrocardiographic Recording
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Tilt Table Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transthoracic Echocardiogram With Strain Imaging
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
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
- Aetna Classic 3500
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- OA Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- Sentara Health
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- POS OA
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice
- HighMark
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst EPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Navigate
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- IH-PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-POS Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
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