About me
Gaurav Bandi is a compassionate and dedicated urologist who has been practicing in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area since 2009. Dr. Bandi earned his medical degree at M.G.M. Medical College. He completed his internship and urology residency at Wayne State University, and a fellowship in minimally invasive urology (endourology and robotic surgery) at the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Bandi has published several book chapters and peer-reviewed articles and in various medical journals. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Urology and a member of the American Urological Association and the Endourologic Society. He serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Urology at Georgetown University where he regularly teaches medical students, interns, and residents. Dr. Bandi has been chosen as a "Top Doctor" by Washingtonian magazine and has been felicitated by the Archdiocese of Washington for his work with the Catholic Charities.
Dr. Bandi exhibits his passion for urology in the care and precision he takes with his patients. He believes in practicing evidence based medicine while minimizing the costs of health care delivery. His consultations are consistently precise and thorough.
Dr. Bandi has special interests in minimally invasive management of urologic conditions using advanced laparoscopic and robotic surgery, endourologic and cryoablation techniques. He is an expert in the management of disorders related to prostate including prostate cancer and BPH. He has an interest in early detection of prostate cancer using novel biomarkers and MRI guided fusion biopsies, and in active surveillance and minimally invasive management of prostate and kidney cancer (including focal therapy and ablation).
Dr. Bandi provides comprehensive care (medical therapy, minimally invasive procedures and surgical therapy) for patients with enlarged prostate (BPH). He was one of the first urologists in the area to perform multiple BPH procedures including robotic simple prostatectomy, HOLEP (Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate), REZUM, Aquablation and UROLIFT procedures for BPH. He is considered a national expert, has extensive experience in surgical management of BPH and performs over 200 BPH procedures every year.
Dr. Bandi also performs metabolic work, medical and surgical management of patients with kidney stones. He performs kidney stone surgeries including percutaneous nephrolithotomy, ureteroscopic laser lithotripsy and shock wave lithotripsy.
He is one of the few urologists in the area who has expertise in management of severe impotence and incontinence using prosthetic devices like penile implants, urinary sphincter and slings. He also performs complex reconstructive procedures for management of Peyronie's disease and urethral stricture.
Dr. Bandi speaks English, Gujarati, Hindi, and Punjabi fluently, which makes him widely accessible to patients from a variety of cultural backgrounds.
Learn more about Dr. Bandi's achievements.
Clinical areas of focus
- Hematuria
- Vasectomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (ENLARGED PROSTATE)
- Bladder Disorders
- Bladder Neck Obstruction
- Bladder Stones
- Dysuria
- Elevated Psa Levels
- Enlarged Prostate
- Epididymitis (INFLAMMATION OF THE EPIDIDYMIS)
- Hematuria
- Hydrocele
- Hydronephrosis
- Kidney Stones
- Penile Lesion
- Phimosis
- Ureteral Stricture
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
Procedures I perform
- Artificial Urinary Sphincter
- Cystotomy
- Hydrocele Repair
- Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy
- Psa Testing
- Pyeloplasty Surgery
- Urethral Bulking Agents
- Urodynamic Testing
- Vasectomy
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4922Fax 877-625-1478
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 TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Beech Street PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Classic 3500
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Open HMO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Direct
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Administrators
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS II
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- IH-POS Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- HealthyBlue PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
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Education
Residency: Wayne State Univ/Detroit Medical Center Internal Medicine (2006)
Internship: Wayne State Univ/Detroit Medical Center Internal Medicine (2002)
Medical School: Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College (2000)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025 UROLIFT Center of Excellence, 2021
- The John Carroll Society Pro Bono Healthcare Award, 2016
- Washingtonian Top Doctors Award
- 3rd Prize, Endourology Essay contest, 2007.
- 2006 Pfizer Fellow in Urology – Wayne State University.
- 2005 American Urological Association Gerald P. Murphy Scholar.
- Medical school rank 1st in a class of 160.