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

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

4.8 out of 5 (284 reviews)

Specialties: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Plastic Surgery

Languages: English

Clinical areas of focus

  • Flap Reconstruction
  • 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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Procedures I perform

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

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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

    4.8
  • 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

    4.8
  • 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