Yongsu Lee, MSN NP| Bariatric Surgery, Obesity and Weight Management Nutrition | MedStar Health
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Yongsu Lee

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

4.9 out of 5 (331 reviews)

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

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
  • 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
  • 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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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

110 Irving St NW
Washington, DC, 20010

301-877-5607

Fax 855-570-5343

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

Education

Board Certification: American Association of Nurse Practitioners, American Academy 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
  • Mar 16, 2026

    Very nice experience

  • Mar 6, 2026

    The best NP ever so emphatically wonderful

  • Mar 4, 2026

    Love nurse practitioner Lee. Always amazing. Answered all of my question.