Yongsu Lee, MSN NP| Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery | MedStar Health
Yongsu Lee

Yongsu Lee, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (293 reviews)

Specialties: Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition

Languages: Korean, English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Depression
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Esophageal Hernia
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
  • Obesity
  • Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
  • Surgical Weight Loss
  • Underweight
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Bile Duct Stones
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Issues
  • Deficiency Of B Group Vitamins
  • Depression
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Digestive System Complications
  • Diverticulitis
  • Duodenal Ulcer
  • Esophageal Hernia
  • Esophageal Stricture
  • Gallstones
  • Gastric Banding Complications
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Gastrojejunal Ulcer
  • Intestinal Stenosis
  • Malabsorption
  • Malnutrition
  • Obesity
  • Pancreatitis
  • Stomach Ulcers
  • Underweight
  • Vitamin Deficiency
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Da Vinci Gastrectomy
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Gastric Plication
  • Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Gastric Switch
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Hernia Repair
  • Iliopopliteal Bypass
  • Intragastric Balloon Procedure
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Pre- And Post-Operative Care For Bariatric Surgery
  • Robotic Bariatric Surgery
  • Robotic Colpopexy
  • Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
  • Surgical Weight Loss
  • Urinary Diversion
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010

301-877-5607

Fax 855-570-5343

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Fax 855-570-5343

106 Irving St NW
Ste 301 South
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7788

Fax 877-680-8198

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Fax 877-680-8198

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

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Graduate: Emory University Hospital (2021)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

  • Explanations the care provider gave you about your problem or condition

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

    4.9
  • Care provider’s discussion of any proposed treatment (options, risks, benefits, etc.)

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Nov 17, 2025

    Everything was explained in a way I could understand. I would definitely recommend this care.

  • Nov 12, 2025

    My experience has been wonderful. I would recommend this clinic to everyone and have made recommendations

  • Oct 31, 2025

    My overall visits are very good.