Kyung Seo, DPM| Foot And Ankle Surgery, Podiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Kyung Seo is a board-certified podiatric foot and ankle surgeon for MedStar plastic and reconstructive surgery, practicing at MedStar Franklin Square Medical center and Good Samaritan hospital.
He received a doctorate degree from the Temple University of School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a four-year podiatric foot and ankle medicine and surgery residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Seo's areas of expertise include foot and ankle trauma, foot and ankle reconstruction, foot and ankle pain/surgery, and diabetic limb salvage.
Dr. Seo is board certified with the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) in both foot and reconstructive rearfoot/ankle. He is an associate member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS). Dr. Seo is fluent in English and Korean.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Fracture
- Complex Wound Management
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Foot Injury
- Foot Pain
- Foot Wound
- Hammer Toe
- Leg Ulcers
- Non Healing Wound
- Osteomyelitis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Toe Fracture
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Feet
- Accessory Navicular
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Achilles Tendonosis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Arthritis
- Ankle Dislocation
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Ankle Tendon Injury
- Ankle Tendon Tear
- Bursitis
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Cartilage Injury
- Cavus Foot
- Chronic Muscle Injury
- Clawtoe
- Comminuted Fracture
- Common Peroneal Nerve Lesions
- Compartment Syndrome
- Compound Fracture
- Congenital Deformity Of Foot
- Deformity Of Forefoot
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Polyneuropathies
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Fibula Fracture
- Flatfoot
- Foot Drop
- Foot Injury
- Foot Mass
- Foot Pain
- Foot Strain
- Foot Tendon Injury
- Foot Tendon Tear
- Foot Ulcer
- Foot Wound
- Fracture
- Freiberg's Disease
- Frostbite Of Toes
- Ganglion Cyst
- Gangrene
- Hallux Varus
- Hammer Toe
- Heel Pain
- Heel Spur
- Heterotopic Ossification
- In Toeing
- Ingrown Nail
- Joint Dislocation
- Joint Infection
- Joint Pain In Ankle And Foot
- Joint Sprain
- Jones Fracture
- Leg Injury
- Leg Mass
- Leg Pain
- Leg Ulcers
- Ligament Injury
- Ligament Tear
- Macrodactyly
- Mallet Toe
- Morton Neuroma
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Non Healing Wound
- Nonunion Fracture
- Orthopedic Infections
- Osteochondral Lesions
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Talus
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteonecrosis
- Overuse Injury
- Overuse Injury Of The Ankle
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plantar Wart
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear
- Pronation
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Sesamoiditis
- Sever's Disease
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Tarsal Coalition
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tenosynovitis
- Tibial Tendonitis
- Tinea Pedis
- Toe Bone Spur
- Toe Dislocation
- Toe Fracture
- Traumatic Amputation
- Turf Toe
- Twisted Ankle
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Amputation Of The Toe Surgery
- Bone Grafting
- Bone Surgery
- Closed Reduction And Manipulation
- Complex Wound Management
- Correction Of Bunion
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Footwear
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Foot Surgery
- Fusion Arthrodesis
- Fusion Of Joint
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Hammer Toe Repair
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Joint Replacement
- Joint Replacement And Reconstructive Surgery
- Joint Revision
- Limb Salvage
- Lower Extremity Reconstruction
- Lower Limb Prosthetics
- Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Multiple Ligament Reconstruction
- Non Surgical Fracture Care
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
- Orthotics
- Percutaneous Pinning
- Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
- Repair Claw Toe
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
- Surgery For Arthritis
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Transmetatarsal Amputation (TMA) Surgery
- Unna Boot
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
- Xray Of The Foot
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
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Tricare Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Open HMO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Medicare Fee for Service
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Open EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Opoen HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- CFBCBS EPO
- United Student Resources
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- FIRST HEALTH
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Healthcare Choice
- Open POS II
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
Education
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2018)
Medical School: Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (2014)