Richard C Youn, MD| Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery | MedStar Health
Richard C Youn

Richard C Youn, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.8 out of 5 (243 reviews)

Specialties: Plastic Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Abdominoplasty
  • Lower Body Lift
  • Muscle Flap
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring
  • Repair Of Intermediate Wound
  • Scar Revision
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Abdominal Wall Supplement
  • Abdominoplasty
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Body Contouring
  • Breast Augmentation
  • Breast Reconstruction
  • Breast Reduction
  • Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
  • Calf Augmentation
  • Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
  • Club Hand Reconstruction
  • Clubfoot Correction
  • Complex Wound Repair
  • Contracture Management
  • Corneal Patch Graft
  • Destruction Of Malignant Lesion
  • Excision Of Cyst
  • Excision Of Left Tarsal
  • Eye Socket Surgery
  • Eyebrow Lift
  • Facelift
  • Facial Cosmetic Surgery
  • Facial Nerve Repair
  • Female To Male Sex Reassignment Surgery
  • Femoral Nerve Reposition
  • Femoral Nerve Transfer
  • Flap Reconstruction
  • Flap Surgery
  • Foot 1St Ray Partial Detachment
  • Foot Detachment
  • Foot Skin Replacement
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
  • Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
  • Jejunum Supplement
  • Keloid Management
  • Keloid Removal
  • Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
  • Lesion Excision
  • Limb Salvage
  • Liposuction
  • Lower Body Lift
  • Mastopexy
  • Microsurgery
  • Muscle Flap
  • Neck Rhytidectomy
  • Nerve Conduit
  • Nerve Graft
  • Nerve Graft, Single Strand
  • Nerve Pain Treatment
  • Patching Therapy
  • Pectoralis Major Transfer
  • Perineum Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Peroneal Nerve Release
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Repair Of Intermediate Wound
  • Repair Of Median Nerve
  • Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
  • Scar Revision
  • Scar Tissue Removal
  • Sciatic Nerve Release
  • Skin Graft
  • Skin Graft Urethroplasty
  • Thorax Muscle Transfer
  • Tissue Expansion
  • Toe Amputation
  • Toe Nail Resection
  • Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
  • Upper Arm Lift
  • Upper Leg Contouring
  • Venous Ulcer Treatment
  • Vestibuloplasty
  • Wound Care
  • Wound Debridement
  • Wound Drainage
  • Wound Dressing Change
  • Wound Excision
  • Wound Instruction
  • Wound Reconstruction
  • Wound Skin Substitute
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Practice locations

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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
1 Bles Bldg
Washington, DC, 20007

202-444-0957

Fax 202-444-0300

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

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Education

Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2022)

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University Medical School (2016)

Awards

  • Washingtonian Top Doc 2025

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.8
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

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

    4.8
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.8
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.8
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Dec 23, 2025

    Dr. Youn is always patient, thorough, and engaging. No questions or concerns go unanswered.

  • Dec 15, 2025

    Dr. Youn patiently listens. Provides suggestions, alternatives relative to needs.

  • Dec 10, 2025

    Dr Youn explained graph/donor site in lay terms