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
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna VA Exchange
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- UHC Passport
- OA Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- IH-EPO Plus
- TRICARE for Life East
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Prime
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Student Resources
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Medicare FFS
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-POS Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Network OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- IH-PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CIGNA EPO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- First Health PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System (2001)
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System (2000)
Medical School: University of California-Los Angeles (1995)