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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
Cancer Institute C1112
Washington, DC, 20010
13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 175
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Network OA
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- TRICARE East Prime
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CIGNA EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- OA Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- POS OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CIGNA PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Network Only Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Basic
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- First Health PPO
- Choice POS II
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- IH-HMO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Navigate
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- 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