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