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
Distance from Change Location Enter your Location
5530 Wisconsin Ave
Ste 950
Chevy Chase, MD, 20815
3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla HealthCare Center 3rd Fl
Washington, DC, 20007
1420 Beverly Rd
Ste 100
McLean, VA, 22101
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.
-
List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- TRICARE for Life East
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Sentara Health
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-POS Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- IH-Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Navigate
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- IH-Indemnity
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Student Resources
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Administrators
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- OA Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HighMark
- HealthyBlue PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Medicare Direct
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
Videos
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.