Arun Bhandari
Advanced in Thrombocytopenia

Dr. Arun Bhandari

Hematology Oncology | Oncology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Chesapeake OncologyHematology
129 Lubrano Drive, Suite 201, Suite 201, 
Annapolis, MD 
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Advanced in Thrombocytopenia
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Chesapeake OncologyHematology
129 Lubrano Drive, Suite 201, Suite 201, 
Annapolis, MD 
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Arun Bhandari, M.D. is a native of Maryland and grew up in Silver Spring area. He earned his medical degree from Punjabi University and Government Medical College, Punjab, India and completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at New York University program in Queens, NY. He completed his Hematology and Oncology fellowship at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC and NHLBI at National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD. He served as a chief fellow at Georgetown University and Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. After completing his fellowship in 2005, he joined as faculty at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, where he was actively involved in teaching fellows and residents. He joined COHA in 2007 at which time he opened a location in Annapolis and Kent Island. He has interest in head and neck cancer, brain cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer(colon, pancreas, liver, gastric, esophageal etc.), genitourinary cancer (kidney, prostate, bladder etc.), gynecological cancer (ovarian, uterine, cervical, vaginal etc.), skin cancer, Lymphoma, Myeloma, Leukemia and various other blood disorders. He is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society of Hematology. He currently sees patients at Annapolis Cancer Center and Kent Island Center. He speaks English, Hindi, and Punjabi.

Dr. Bhandari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Thrombocytopenia. His top areas of expertise are Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Multiple Myeloma, Iron Deficiency Anemia, and Childhood Iron Deficiency Anemia.

Residency
Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 2001
Specialties
Hematology Oncology
Oncology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in PA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
MedStar Health, Hematology and Oncology, 2005
University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, Hematology and Oncology, 2003
Hospital Affiliations
University Of MD Shore Medical Center At Easton
University Of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Inc
Languages Spoken
English
Hindi
Punjabi
Gender
Male

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Chesapeake OncologyHematology
129 Lubrano Drive, Suite 201, Suite 201, Annapolis, MD 21401
Call: 410-573-0090
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