Rex Wei-Yang Hung, MD| Plastic Surgery, Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Rex Hung, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon practicing at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. As a part of MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Hung specializes in plastic surgery of the face, breast and body and in complex wound reconstruction.
Dr. Hung earned his Medical Doctorate at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His career began at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital through a six-year residency with the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Hung has been published in several prestigious publications including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wounds, and the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is a five-time recipient of the String of Pearls Award for Medical Student Education.
Dr. Hung’s Philosophy of Care:
"The best results come from teamwork. Working together as a team with my patients and their families through education, understanding and respect allows me to deliver compassionate, meticulous and personalized care."
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominoplasty
- Chemical Peel
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Scar Revision
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Benign Lesion Excision Over 4.0 Cm
- Biologic Implant
- Body Contouring
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Chemical Peel
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Complex Wound Repair
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Decompression Fasciotomy Of Multiple Compartments Of Leg
- Dermal Fillers
- Epidermal Autograft
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Reposition
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Filleted Finger Or Toe Flap
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot 1St Ray Partial Detachment
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Forearm Lipectomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hand Subcutaneous Tissue And Fascia Drainage
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Partial Detachment Of 4Th Ray, Left Foot
- Pectoralis Major Transfer
- Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Harvest For Tissue Cultured Skin Autograft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Upper Extremity
- Thorax Muscle Transfer
- Tissue Expander Insertion
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Tissue Expander Removal
- Tissue Expansion
- Toe Nail Resection
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Upper Leg Detachment
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Care
- Wound Skin Substitute
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
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Navigate
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Sentara Health
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- Aetna Classic 5000
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- HighMark
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- OA Plus
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Network OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA EPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 3500
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- POS OA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- IH-POS
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna HMO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-EPO Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2013)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2023, 2025