About me
Andrew Hodge is a certified Physician Assistant with the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery team at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. He provides a full range of plastic and reconstructive surgical treatments, including blepharoplasty, brachioplasty, Moh’s reconstruction, abdominoplasty/panniculectomy, facial trauma surgery, upper/lower extremity free flap, and breast reconstruction surgery.
Andrew has extensive experience in research, evaluation, and treatment of a variety of conditions, including hormone replacement therapy, weight control, and erection dysfunction, as well as working with physicians on department responsibilities for pre-operative patient testing and post-operative rounding and patient management. In collaboration with Gabriel Alfonso Del Corral, MD, Andrew specializes in microsurgical autologous free flap reconstruction and gender reassignment surgery, as well as penile inversion vaginoplasty.
Andrew received his Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York at Cortland. He went on to earn a Master of Science from the University of Houston as well as from the Georgetown Washington University. He is certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Basic Life Support for Health Professionals by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, the only certifying organization for Physician Assistants.
Philosophy of Care:
"I strive to treat every patient under my care with the compassion and expertise they deserve. Our patients deserve the very best care and this is what we aspire to be daily."
Clinical areas of focus
- Acquired Ear Deformity
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Blepharoplasty
- Blepharoptosis
- Brow Droop
- Brow Lift
- Chin Lift
- Cleft Lip Repair
- Cleft Palate
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Deviated Septum
- Ear Plastic Surgery
- Face Lift
- Facial Asymmetry Surgery
- Facial Deformity
- Facial Fracture
- Genioplasty
- Jaw Surgery
- Mohs Surgery
- Neck Lift
- Reconstruction Of Nose
- Rejuvenation
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoplasty Revision
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Rejuvenation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Scars
- Acquired Absence Of Breast
- Acquired Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
- Acquired Ear Deformity
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharoptosis
- Brow Droop
- Cleft Palate
- Congenital Ear Deformity
- Deviated Septum
- Disorder Of Earlobe
- Eyelid Trauma
- Facial Deformity
- Facial Fracture
- Forehead Nodule
- Frostbite Of Ear
- Frostbite Of Face
- Frostbite Of Nose
- Ganglion Cyst
- Glomangioma
- Glomus Tumor
- Hemangiomas
- Lefort Fracture
- Lipedema
- Lipomas
- Nose Fracture
- Occipital Mass
- Polysyndactyly
- Positional Plagiocephaly
- Prominent Ears
- Ptosis Of Breasts
- Ruptured Implant
- Scar Hypertrophy
- Scar On Neck
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Skin Of Lip
Procedures I perform
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Arm Lift
- Blepharoplasty
- Body Contouring Surgery
- Breast Reduction
- Brow Lift
- Burn Reconstruction
- Chin Lift
- Circumferential Liposuction Of Calves And Ankles
- Cleft Lip Repair
- Craniofacial Surgery
- Dermal Fillers
- Ear Plastic Surgery
- Exoderm Non Surgical Face Lift
- Eyelid Repair
- Face Lift
- Facial Asymmetry Surgery
- Flap Surgery
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Genioplasty
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Jaw Surgery
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mammoplasty
- Mastopexy
- Mastoplasty
- Mohs Surgery
- Neck Lift
- Non Surgical Face Lift
- Oncologic Reconstruction
- Panniculectomy
- Reconstruction Of Nose
- Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
- Rejuvenation
- Release Scar Contracture
- Removal Of Buccal Fat Pads
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoplasty Revision
- Scar Revision
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Graft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Tag Removal
- Thigh Lift Surgery
- Transgender Care
- Turbinate Surgery
- Wound Care
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
- United Healthcare Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO, GEHA, Compass Rose)
- Blue Choice Advantage & Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans/ UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans HMO, POS, PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- Aetna Better Health of Maryland
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- UHC Community Plan of MD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv/Special Needs Plans
- CFBCBS Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- Medicare Fee for Service
- CFBCBS EPO
- Kaiser PermanenteSelect-Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser MD Medicaid MCO
- Cigna HealthSpring Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Virginia Premier
- Aetna Innovations: HMO & EPO Plus
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Open POS II
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Open EPO Plus
- Opoen HMO Option
- Open HMO
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CFBSBC Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- PPO and PPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- POS OA & OA Plus
- Network OA
- CIGNA HMO Open Access (OA)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Student Resources
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- CFBCBS BlueChoice HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Tricare for Life (Medicare Supplemental Plan)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund) Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CFBCBS (NCA) Indemnity
- CFBCBS Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Tricare Prime
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- FIRST HEALTH
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CFBCBS Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- MedStar Select (MedStar Associates' Plan)
Education
Board Certification: National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants, Physician Assistant
Allied Health Education: George Washington University (2007)