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
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Preventative Care
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Injury
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breast Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Acne
- Acute Bronchitis
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Adult And Child Abuse, Neglect And Maltreatment
- Adverse Effects
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Back Pain
- Breast Inflammation
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Chlamydia
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Contact With Communicable Diseases
- Cough
- Cutaneous Abscess
- Digestive System Symptoms
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Ear Infection
- Ear Pain
- Elbow Pain
- Emphysema
- Enlarged Lymph Nodes
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Fatigue
- Fever
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Genitourinary Symptoms
- Gout
- Headache
- Hematuria
- Hemorrhoids
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pain
- Hives
- Hordeolum And Chalazion
- Hypertension
- Incontinence
- Influenza
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Joint Disorder
- Kidney And Ureter Disorders
- Kidney Stones
- Knee Pain
- Laryngitis
- Leg Pain
- Lower Back Pain
- Malaise And Fatigue
- Male Genital Organ Disorders
- Menstrual Cramps
- Migraine
- Muscle Strain
- Nail Disorders
- Nausea
- Neck Pain
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonscarring Hair Loss
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Obesity
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Ovarian Cysts
- Overactive Bladder
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Painful Urination
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Pneumonia
- Postnasal Drip
- Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS)
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Proteinuria
- Pruritus
- Psoriasis
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Rash
- Raynaud's Disease
- Rectal Pain
- Respiratory Disorders
- Scabies
- Sciatica
- Shingles
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Skin Changes
- Skin Swelling And Lumps
- Sleep Disorders
- Sore Throat
- Sprains And Strains
- Stomach Flu
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Strep Throat
- Tendinitis
- Tennis Elbow
- Testicular Pain
- Thyroid Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaginal Itching
- Vaginitis
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vertigo
- Weight Loss
- Yeast Infection
Procedures I perform
- Acute Illness Treatment
- Asthma Management
- Back Pain Treatment
- Blood Chemistry Test
- Blood Collection
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Breast Exam
- Breathing Treatments
- Cholesterol Screening
- Chronic Disease Management
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Cold And Flu Treatment
- Cold Treatment
- Copd Management
- Depression Treatment
- Diabetes Screening
- Diet Counseling
- Digital Rectal Exam
- Ekg (ELECTROCARDIOGRAM)
- EKG Interpretation
- Flu Shot Administration
- Geriatric Care
- Health Maintenance Exam
- Hospice Care Referral
- Hypothyroidism Treatment
- Immunization Administration
- Infection Treatment
- Physical Therapy Referral
- Preventative Care
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Skin Cancer Screening
- Vision Screening
Practice locations
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2233 Wisconsin Ave NW
3rd Fl Internal Medicine
Washington, DC, 20007
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
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- OA Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- HighMark
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Sentara Health
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Network OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst EPO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- TRICARE East Prime
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Indemnity
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Direct
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
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