Yongsu Lee, MSN NP| Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery | MedStar Health
Yongsu Lee

Yongsu Lee, MSN NP
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health

4.9 out of 5 (243 reviews)

Specialties: Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition

Languages: English, Korean

Clinical areas of focus

  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Depression
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Esophageal Hernia
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
  • Obesity
  • Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
  • Surgical Weight Loss
  • Underweight
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Conditions and procedures

Conditions I treat

  • Abdominal Wall Defects
  • Barrett's Esophagus
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) Issues
  • Choledocholithiasis
  • Depression
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Esophageal Hernia
  • Gallstones
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
  • Intestinal Stenosis
  • Malabsorption
  • Obesity
  • Stomach Ulcers
  • Underweight
  • Vitamin Deficiency
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Procedures I perform

  • Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Da Vinci Abdominal Wall Hernia Repair
  • Da Vinci Gastrectomy
  • Enterocele Repair
  • Foregut Surgery
  • Gastric Plication
  • Gastric Sleeve With Duodenal Switch
  • Gastric Surgery
  • Gastric Switch
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Hernia Repair
  • Iliopopliteal Bypass
  • Intragastric Balloon Procedure
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Hernia Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Weight Loss Surgery
  • Nutrition Counseling
  • Pre- And Post-Operative Care For Bariatric Surgery
  • Robotic Bariatric Surgery
  • Robotic Colpopexy
  • Robotic Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Robotic-Assisted Bariatric Surgery
  • Surgical Weight Loss
  • Urinary Diversion
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Practice locations

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110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010

301-877-5607

Fax 855-570-5343

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Fax 855-570-5343

106 Irving St NW
Ste 301 South
Washington, DC, 20010

202-877-7788

Fax 877-680-8198

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Fax 877-680-8198

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

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners,

Graduate: Emory University Hospital (2021)

Hospital affiliations

Ratings and reviews

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

    4.9
  • Extent to which the care provider listened to you

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

    4.9
  • Provider included you in decisions

    4.9
  • Concern the care provider showed for your questions or worries

    4.9
  • Likelihood of recommending this care provider to others

    4.9
  • Aug 27, 2025

    The NP was very patient and thorough, which gave me a great sense of comfort.

  • Aug 24, 2025

    Mr Lee is excellent

  • Aug 14, 2025

    I agree with the provider about my level of care