About me
David H. Song, MD, served as MedStar Health's Physician Executive Director for MedStar Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Integrated Surgical Services and Academic Chair for the Department of Plastic Surgery and Surgery (Interim) at Georgetown University Medical Center. As such, he directed the full range of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery services at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Song was recently promoted to the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
An internationally recognized expert in plastic surgery, Dr. Song is known for his pioneering work in chest wall reconstruction techniques, particularly DIEP flap procedures, and oncoplastic surgery. He is also a specialist in performing lymphovenous bypass and lymph node transfer using microsurgical and super-microsurgical techniques to reduce the severity of lymphedema.
A widely published and prolific researcher, Dr. Song is an associate editor for plastic surgery's leading professional journals, a reviewer for many other medical publications, and an editor or co-author of numerous text books and chapters, respectively. He is a frequent guest lecturer at major medical schools and hospitals, and appears regularly as a speaker at national and international conferences. Dr. Song has been recognized as a top regional doctor by Castle Connolly and Washingtonian Magazine.
Before joining MedStar, Dr. Song was chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Chicago Medicine. He is a past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and past Chair for the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and currently serves as the Chair for the ACGME Plastic Surgery Residency Review Committee.
Dr. Song received his medical degree with thesis from the University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles. He then fulfilled his internship at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where he subsequently completed the rest of his training: residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery, followed by a fellowship in microsurgery. Dr. Song also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominoplasty
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Reduction
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue Extraction
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Bilateral Breast Alteration
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Body Contouring
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Deformity Correction
- Breast Drainage
- Breast Implant Removal With Lift
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction With Alloderm
- Breast Reconstruction With Alloderm Rtu
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Breast Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Calf Augmentation
- Chest Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ear Surgery
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Extirpation Of Left Breast Matter
- Eyebrow Lift
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Female To Male Sex Reassignment Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Jejunum Supplement
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Lower Body Lift
- Lumpectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Muscle Flap
- Muscle Injection
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nerve Conduit
- Nerve Graft
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Nipple Reduction
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Ostectomy
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Trunk
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Upper Extremity
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Tissue Expander Removal
- Tissue Expansion
- Transgender Care
- Upper Arm Lift
- Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Skin Substitute
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-8751Fax 202-444-7204
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
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Basic
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- HighMark
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna HMO
- Optimum Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- POS OA
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Network OA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2001)
Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center Radiology GME (2000)
Medical School: University of California-Los Angeles (1995)