Provider Spotlight: Nitika Bansal, MD, and Primary Care—Where Your Care Begins
Nitika Bansal, MD, primary care physician at BMC South Adult Primary Care in Brockton, Massachusetts
Nitika Bansal, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician joining Boston Medical Center – South (BMC South) Adult Primary Care in Brockton as a primary care physician.
Dr. Bansal earned her medical degree from R. D. Gardi Medical College in India and completed her family medicine residency at Pontiac General Hospital in Michigan. Since completing her residency, she has been practicing as a primary care physician.
Can you share a bit about yourself?
I’m Nitika Bansal, a board-certified family medicine physician. I grew up in a small town in India called Banda. I went to medical school in India, and then I did my family medicine residency training in Michigan, finishing in 2018.
Both my parents are physicians; my dad is a general surgeon and my mother is an obstetrician-gynecologist. I grew up surrounded by conversations about medicine and patient care, and as far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be like them, to be a physician.
Why did you choose to specialize in family medicine?
I was very torn about which specialty I wanted to go into when I was in medical school. I was fascinated by pediatrics. My mom, being an obstetrician-gynecologist, I wanted to do that. And of course, internal medicine is so fascinating and so vast. But my aunt is a family medicine physician in a small town in Michigan. We’d visit her and I’d spend time with her in her clinic. I was just very taken by how she was able to handle such a diverse array of patient cases, all while getting to know her patients so well. I knew that’s what I wanted to do.
How would you describe your approach to patient care?
I like to listen to my patients, to meet them where they are. You gain so much perspective by listening to them in the time they’ve booked with you, rather than us trying to hastily share opinions and recommendations, because there could be so many things that we might recommend that might not be the right fit for them as an individual. It’s very important to meet your patients where they are—where they are in their life, where they are in terms of that medical condition—and guide them in the right direction for their health.
What do you wish more patients knew about primary care and the importance of annual physicals?
I really want to urge patients to get their physicals. Annual physicals can be so underrated; they give us a chance to open your entire health file, to go through everything that a patient might be going through. Prevention and early diagnosis are key.
Even when patients feel like they are doing great, there are so many things that I, as a primary care physician, have caught in very healthy patients during their physicals that have made a huge impact in their life. We are the patients’ entry into the healthcare system, and are here to help steer them to where they need to go next.
The BMC South primary care practice is located in the Medical Office Building adjacent to and easily accessible from the main hospital.
What are you most excited about joining the primary care team at BMC South?
BMC South can provide all routine preventive screenings at the hospital itself, so patients thankfully don’t need to find different places outside of Brockton to get those done. It’s very helpful to have their mammography, their imaging, labs, colonoscopies, gynecology care, everything all in one building, like a one-stop shop.
Brockton has a huge need for primary care. I’m really excited to bridge that gap for the patients. BMC Health System already has great specialists and a very well-run hospital team. Just to be one member of the team where I can help make that transition from inpatient to outpatient, and from primary care to specialists more seamless for the patients, is so exciting.
Do you have any favorite restaurants in the Brockton and South Shore area?
I love flavor, and have lots of hole-in-the-wall places in the area. Norwood has this really hole-in-the-wall spot called Crazy Taco, and whenever I go there, I never go wrong. There’s a great Thai restaurant in Sharon called Boon Choo. In Braintree, there’s a place called Anchan, and we went there once and have kept going back. That’s when you know the restaurants are good.
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Getting quality care shouldn’t mean traveling far or waiting weeks for an appointment. At our Brockton office, you’ll find a dedicated team ready to help with everything from routine preventive visits to the ongoing management of conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, and asthma. We take the time to understand your health history, your goals, and what matters most to you, to ensure you feel confident in the care you receive.