About me
Charlotte Gamble, MD, MPH, is an attending gynecologic oncologist based at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital. As a specialist in gynecologic cancers, she sees patients for the diagnosis and treatment of cancers of the uterus, ovary, cervix, vulva, and vagina.
Her treatment methods include a multi-modality approach, in which she employs the use of immunotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted drug therapy, and surgery, depending on the specific needs of each patient. Dr. Gamble works closely with a multidisciplinary team of specialists, such as radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and pathologists, as well as her clinical team of residents, fellows, physicians assistants, and nurse navigators to provide the optimal tailored treatment plan for her patients.
As a community advocate, Dr. Gamble is dedicated to taking care of patients who have historically been marginalized and are vulnerable to poor health outcomes. She provides all patients with excellent and equitable care. Her research examines the role of safety net hospital systems in gynecologic cancer care.
Dr. Gamble received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School. While getting her medical degree, Dr. Gamble completed a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on health policy at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She completed obstetrics & gynecology residency at Duke University Hospital, where she served as Chief Resident for Education. She completed her fellowship in gynecologic oncology at Columbia and Weill Cornell Medical Centers, before joining MedStar Health. She is a member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the National Medical Association.
Dr. Gamble is recognized for her dedication to her field and to teaching. During her residency at Duke, she was awarded the Golden Apple Teaching Award, the Michelle P. Winn Inclusive Excellence Award. She received the outstanding fellow research award at Weill Cornell Hospital.
Philosophy of Care
“I became a doctor because physicians can have such a powerfully unique role in advocating for women’s health – improving and pushing the system to do better, specifically for vulnerable patients. It is a privilege to care for patients with gynecologic cancer and to gain their trust, holding space for them as they make decisions about their health in the context of their daily lives. Every day, I feel lucky to be in my position and to get to do this work. At my core, I am driven by justice – providing equitable care to all my patients, understanding that the systems we live and work in have not always been fair, and helping to remove barriers patients face in getting timely, quality care.
“My team and I are committed to accompanying each patient throughout the entire process -- diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. We integrate whatever support they have or don’t have – friends, family, community – into how we deliver care, and take care of them like our own loved ones. While a lot of what determines how well patients do is from how advanced and how aggressive their disease is at the time of diagnosis – another really important part is supporting them emotionally & socially - providing compassionate, ‘whole person’ care so that we can get patients through the necessary treatment with minimal breaks and delays."
Clinical areas of focus
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Female Genital Organs
- Ovarian Cancer
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Tumor Markers
- Carcinoma In Situ Of Genital Organs
- Cervical Cancer
- Endometrial Cancer
- Genetic Susceptibility To Disease
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Cervix Uteri
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Female Genital Organs
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Ovary
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Vulva
- Ovarian Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vaginal Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
Procedures I perform
- Bilateral Fallopian Tubes Excision, Open
- Bilateral Ovaries Resection Endoscopic
- Bilateral Salpingo
- Cervical Biopsy
- Cervical Cancer
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Clinical Trials For Gynecologic Cancer
- Gynecologic Cancer Treatment
- Hysterectomy With Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Hysteroscopic Surgery
- Labia Cancer Treatment
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure
- Oophorectomy
- Ovarian Cancer
- Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy For Gynecologic Cancer
- Uterine Cancer
- Vulvar Cancer
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
- Network OA
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Administrators
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Choice POS
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-Open POS II
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Optimum Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Basic
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United Student Resources
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Core Essential (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HighMark
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA EPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Sentara Health
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Navigate
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2021)
Residency: Duke University Hospital (2018)
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (2014)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Gamble CR, Sage L, Nguyen A, Hempstead BH, Moore A, Willis M, Doll KM. Social support and resilience in black women affected by endometrial cancer. AJOG. 2021. In press. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2021.08.041. PMID: 34481773
Gamble CR, Huang Y, Wright JD, Hou JY. Precision Medicine testing in ovarian cancer: The growing inequity between patients with commercial vs Medicaid insurance. Gynecol Oncol. 2021 May 3. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.04.025. PMID: 33958212
Gamble CR, Doll K. Miles to go: Social Inequity and Endometrial Cancer Survival. BJOG. Jun; 128(7):1225. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.16662. PMID: 33656235
Gamble CR. Research, racism, and bending the arc in gynecologic cancers. Blog Post in Diversity, Inclusion & Health Equity. 2020 Dec. https://www.sgo.org/blog/research-racism-and-bending-the-arc-in-gynecologic-cancers-charlotte-gamble-md-mph/
Gamble CR, Khoury-Collado F. Unrecognized placenta accreta spectrum: Intraoperative management. OBGYN Management. 2020 Nov; 32(11):32-36. doi: 10.12788/obgm.0046
Gamble CR, Wright JD. Gynecologic cancer update. OBGYN Management. 2019. Mar; 31(3):21-28.
Gamble CR, Huang Y, Frey MK, Wright JD. Caring for patients with uterine cancer in rural and public hospitals in New York State. Obstet Gynecology. 2019 Dec; 134(6):1260-1268. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003583. PMID: 31764737
Gamble CR, Huang Y, Tergas A, Khoury-Collado F, Hou JY, St. Clair CM, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Hershman DL, Wright JD. Quality of care and outcomes of patients with gynecologic malignancies treated at safety-net hospitals. JNCI Cancer Spectrum. 2019 Jun 7;3(3). doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkz039. PMID: 31535077. PMCID: PMC6735612
Gamble CR, Havrilesky LJ, Myers ER, Chino JP, Hollenbeck S, Plichta JK, Kelly Marcom P, Shelley Hwang E, Kauff ND, Greenup RA. Cost Effectiveness of Risk-Reducing Mastectomy versus Surveillance in BRCA Mutation Carriers with a History of Ovarian Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2017 Oct;24(11):3116-3123. doi: 10.1245/s10434-017-5995-z. PMID: 28699130. PMCID: PMC5990891