Bhavin Mahesh Patel, DO| Cardiology | MedStar Health
About me
Bhavin M. Patel, DO is a cardiologist with the MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center.
Dr. Patel treats a wide range of cardiovascular disease including hypertension, coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, heart rhythm issues, and congestive heart failure. He has a particular interest in preventive cardiology and the aggressive treatment of cardiovascular disease in young patients.
He utilizes a holistic approach to treating his patients. He emphasizes empowering his patients through dietary counseling, physical activity, and patient education. He is very interested in the clinical application of evidence based medicine. He is passionate about physician involvement in public health management and policy. He enjoys teaching future generation of physicians.
Understanding that seeing a cardiologist can cause anxiety for some patients, he strives to put each patient at ease and make them feel comfortable by listening to them and fully understanding their concerns and complaints. He also takes the time to educate his patients about their conditions, medications, and the impact on their lives.
Clinical areas of focus
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiac Catheterization Interpretation
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardioversion
- Chest Pain
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- Myocardial Infarction
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Body Structure Imaging
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Function Study Results
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm
- Acquired Hemolytic Anemia
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Acute Endocarditis
- Acute Ischemic Heart Diseases
- Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Advanced Heart Failure
- Advanced Heart Failure (ADHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure (AHF)
- Advanced Heart Failure Care
- Amphetamine Addiction
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angina Pectoris
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Arterial Embolism
- Artery Disorders
- Atherosclerosis
- Atherosclerosis Of Aorta
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Flutter
- Atrioventricular Block
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bradycardia
- Bundle Branch Block
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Cardiac Murmurs
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiovascular Disorders Of Newborn
- Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
- Cellulitis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Eosinophilic Leukemia
- Chronic Gout
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Circulatory System Complications
- Circulatory System Disorders
- Clotting Disorders
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Congenital Malformations Of Great Arteries
- Congenital Malformations Of Heart
- Congenital Malformations Of Musculoskeletal System
- Congenital Malformations Of Pulmonary And Tricuspid Valves
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Cough
- Disorders Of Lipoprotein Metabolism And Lipidemias
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Duodenitis
- Dyspnea On Exertion
- Eisenmenger Syndrome
- Electrical Conduction Disorders
- Family History Of Disabilities And Chronic Diseases
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Fibromuscular Dysplasia
- Gout
- Hashimoto Thyroiditis
- Heart Attack
- Heart Block
- Heart Disease
- Heart Murmur
- High Blood Pressure
- High Cholesterol Management
- Hodgkin Disease
- Hypertension
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Hypotension
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intrathoracic Organ Injury
- Ischemic Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
- Liver Enzyme Abnormalities
- Long Term Drug Therapy
- Lymphangitis
- Lymphedema
- Maternal Care For Fetal Problems
- Mitral Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Disease
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myopathies
- Neck Injury
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nonrheumatic Mitral Valve Disease
- Obesity
- Ovarian Cysts And Benign Neoplasms
- Pain In Throat And Chest
- Palpitations
- Paroxysmal Ventricular Tachycardia
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Patent Foramen Ovale
- Pericardium Diseases
- Peripheral Vascular Disease Of The Intestines
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
- Poisoning
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Postprocedural States
- Precerebral Artery Occlusion
- Premature Atrial Contraction
- Premature Atrial Contractions
- Premature Atrial Contractions (PACS)
- Premature Ventricular Contractions
- Presence Of Cardiac And Vascular Implants
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Problems Related To Lifestyle
- Protozoal Diseases
- Pulmonary Edema
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Pulmonary Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Valve Disorders
- Respiratory Conditions Due To External Agents
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Sarcoidosis
- Shock
- Sick Sinus Syndrome
- Single Ventricle Heart Defects
- Sleep Disorders
- Subcortical Infarction
- Superficial Thrombophlebitis
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
- Swelling In Legs
- Syncope
- Systemic Connective Tissue Involvement
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Tachycardia
- Thyrotoxic Crisis
- Transient Cerebral Ischemic Attacks
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Valve Disease With Congestive Heart Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Thromboembolism
- Ventricular Aneurysm
- Ventricular Fibrillation
- Ventricular Tachycardia
- Vision Disturbances
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty
- Aortic Stenosis Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Surgery
- Arterial Pressure Monitoring
- Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Bilateral Cardiac Sampling And Pressure
- Blood Pressure Monitoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Cardiac Ultrasound
- Cardiovascular Stress Testing
- Cardioversion
- Carotid Artery Aneurysm Repair
- Cholesterol Screening
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Coronary Artery Stenting
- Echocardiography
- Electrocardiogram
- Electrophysiology Study
- Fluoroscopy Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries
- Heart Biopsy
- Heart Pacemaker Implantation
- Heart Ultrasonography
- Holter Monitoring
- Hypertension Treatment
- Intravascular Ultrasound
- Lymphedema
- Mesenteric Angiography
- MRA With Contrast
- Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Nuclear Stress Test
- Popliteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome Treatment
- Pulmonary Artery Stenosis Repair
- Stress Echocardiography
- Stress Test
- Transesophageal Echocardiography
- Transplant Evaluation
- Transthoracic Echocardiography
- Ventricular Restoration
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
- Choice POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- Medicare FFS
- Network OA
- Navigate
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Employee Health Plan
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- TRICARE East Select
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CIGNA PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 3500
- POS OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst EPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Medicare Direct
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
Education
Board Certification: American Osteopathic Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Deborah Heart & Lung Center (2014)
Residency: Drexel University College of Medicine (2011)
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2008)
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Kanwal A, Kaplan J, Forst B, Patel B. Thrombus in transit raising suspicion for a hypercoagulable state. BMJ Case Reports CP 2020;13:e235489.PubMed PMID: 33127725 PubMed Central PMCID : PMC3312772
- Purohit R, Kanwal A, Pandit A, Patel BM, Meininger GR, Brown JJ, Kaliyadan AG, Saini A. Acute Myopericarditis with Pericardial Effusion and Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with COVID-19. Am J Case Rep. 2020 Jul 1;21:e925554. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.925554. PMID: 32606285. PubMed Central PMCID: PMC32606285
- Kanwal A, Zulty M, TazaF, Kaplan J, Patel, B. Peicardial Angiosarcoma Presenting as Cardiac Tamponade. FIT Clinical Decision Making J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Mar, 75 (11_Supplement_1) 2658. Presented at Virtual ACC 2020 Word Congress of Cardiology Conference Chicago, IL. March 28, 2020
- Hsi, D. Patel B, George J. Comments Intraaortic Balloon Support for Myocardial Infarction with Cardiogenic Shock. N Engl J Med. 2012 Sept 2; <http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1208410#t=comments>
- Patel B, Kovach R, George J. Chest Pain Secondary to Recurrent Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula. Cath Lab Digest, Volume 20 (4) April 2012
- Patel B, Sanghvi K. Transradial Revascularization of an In-Stent Chronic Occlusion of the Right Coronary Artery Using Excimer Laser. Cath Lab Digest, Volume 20(10) October 2012
- Patel B, Martinez J, Ledley G. Influenza A results in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Drexelmed Journal, Volume 3 (1); Summer 2009
- Patel B, Parekh A, Ezekowitz MD. Letter. Mortality after the Hospitalization of a Spouse. N Engl J Med. 2006 May 18; 354(20):2190-1; author reply 2190-219 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc060777 PMID: 16707762