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

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

4.8 out of 5 (223 reviews)

Specialties: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Flap Reconstruction
  • Free Flap With Microvascular Anastomosis
  • Microsurgery
  • Muscle Flap
  • Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring
  • Repair Of Intermediate Wound
  • Scar Revision
  • Surgical Treatment Of Wound Complications
  • Wound Reconstruction
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Acquired Absence Of Limb
  • Acquired Finger Deformity
  • Ankle Amputation
  • Ankle And Foot Burn
  • Ankle And Foot Fracture
  • Ankle And Foot Injury
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
  • Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
  • Body Region Injury
  • Bone Disorders
  • Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
  • Bursopathy
  • Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
  • Complications Of Procedures
  • Complications Of Reattachment And Amputation
  • Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
  • Congenital Musculoskeletal Deformities Of Head, Face, Spine And Chest
  • Disturbances Of Skin Sensation
  • Early Complications Of Trauma
  • Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
  • Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
  • Foot And Ankle Trauma
  • Head Injury
  • Hip And Thigh Open Wound
  • Hip And Thigh Reconstruction
  • Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
  • Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
  • Inflammatory Skin Disorders
  • Joint Derangement
  • Knee And Leg Open Wound
  • Leg Amputation
  • Limb Deformity
  • Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
  • Lower Limb Ulcer
  • Lymphatic Vessel Disorders
  • Lymphedema
  • Merkel Cell Carcinoma
  • Mononeuropathy Of Lower Limb
  • Muscle Disorders
  • Musculoskeletal System Complications
  • Musculoskeletal System Deformities
  • Nerve Root Disorders
  • Ovarian Disorders
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases
  • Personal History Of Diseases And Conditions
  • Reconstructive Surgery
  • Shoulder Open Wound
  • Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
  • Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
  • Superficial Knee Injury
  • Swelling In Legs
  • Tendinous Disorders
  • Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
  • Toxic Effect Of Venomous Animals And Plants
  • Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
  • Vein Disorders
  • Venous Ulcers
  • Wound Care
  • Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
  • Abdominal Wall Supplement
  • Bilateral Breast Augmentation
  • Body Contouring
  • Breast Reduction
  • 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
  • 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
  • Free Flap With Microvascular Anastomosis
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
  • Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
  • Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
  • Jejunum Supplement
  • Keloid Management
  • Keloid Removal
  • Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
  • Lesion Excision
  • Limb Salvage
  • Liposuction
  • Microsurgery
  • Muscle Flap
  • Nasal Culture
  • 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
  • Skin Substitute Grafting
  • Surgical Treatment Of Wound Complications
  • Thorax Muscle Transfer
  • Tissue Expansion
  • Toe Amputation
  • Toe Nail Resection
  • Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
  • Upper Arm Lift
  • 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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Fax 202-444-0300

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

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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)

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

    4.8
  • 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
  • Sep 18, 2025

    Thoughtful, caring dr.

  • Aug 25, 2025

    Dr. Youn has excellent bedside manners.

  • Jul 28, 2025

    Good communication skills, very professional