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
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CIGNA EPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Basic
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-PPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Open POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-HMO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Navigate
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Medicare Direct
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- OA Plus
- Choice POS
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- POS OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Classic 3500
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Network OA
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- HighMark
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- TRICARE East Prime
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Hospital (2021)
Residency: Duke University Hospital (2018)
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (2014)
Medical School: Harvard School of Public Health (2013)
Medical School: University of Michigan (2008)
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