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