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 (279 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
    • Aetna Premier 200PD
    • Aetna Basic
    • Beech Street PPO
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature
    • Aetna Advantage 5750
    • UHC Passport
    • Blue Choice Advantage
    • CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
    • CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
    • Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
    • Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
    • United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
    • CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
    • United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus
    • Geisinger Medicare Advantage
    • Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
    • Optimum Choice
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
    • CIGNA POS/Network POS
    • Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
    • Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
    • CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
    • Aetna Advantage 6350
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
    • Options PPO Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open EPO Plus
    • Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
    • Amerigroup DC Alliance
    • Choice Fund PPO
    • CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
    • First Health PPO
    • Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
    • IH-EPO Plus
    • BlueChoice Open Access
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
    • United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
    • HealthyBlue PPO
    • Coventry Health Care of Virginia
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
    • Choice POS
    • Police and Fire Clinic
    • Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
    • OA Plus
    • OCI Direct (HMO)
    • Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
    • IH-Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
    • United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
    • Aetna Classic 5000
    • IH-HMO
    • United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
    • Medicare FFS
    • MultiPlan, Inc
    • Choice POS II Open Access
    • MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
    • CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
    • Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
    • Maryland Physicians Care MCO
    • DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
    • Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
    • Aetna Better Health of MD
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
    • Sentara Health
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
    • CareFirst MedStar PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
    • Aetna Better Health of VA
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
    • Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
    • Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Choice
    • IH-Open POS Plus
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
    • CIGNA Connect EPO
    • Tricare Reserve Select
    • M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
    • Employee Health Plan
    • TriWest Healthcare Alliance
    • BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
    • Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
    • CareFirst Blue Card Program
    • Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
    • Kaiser Permanente Select
    • CIGNA PPO
    • CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
    • BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
    • AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
    • HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
    • AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
    • Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
    • Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
    • Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
    • POS OA
    • Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
    • CIGNA PPO Plus
    • HighMark
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
    • Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
    • IH-Indemnity
    • United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
    • Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
    • United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
    • IH-Open HMO
    • United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
    • CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
    • Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
    • NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
    • Network OA
    • Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
    • Health Services for Children with Special Needs
    • WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
    • Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
    • Aetna Classic 5000PD
    • CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
    • Humana Gold Plus HMO
    • Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
    • Aetna HMO
    • IH-Open HMO Option
    • IH-POS
    • IH-Open Network Only Plus
    • CareFirst Administrators
    • Medicare Direct
    • CIGNA Indemnity
    • Aetna Advantage 6350PD
    • Choice POS II
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
    • Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
    • Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
    • UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
    • Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
    • IH-PPO
    • UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
    • CareFirst NASCO
    • TRICARE East Prime
    • Aetna Student Health Insurance
    • Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
    • Erickson Advantage Plans
    • CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
    • Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
    • Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
    • CIGNA HMO Open Access
    • CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
    • HumanaChoice PPO
    • Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
    • Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
    • TRICARE for Life East
    • Core Essential (HMO)
    • Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
    • Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
    • IH-Open POS II
    • Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
    • Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
    • MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
    • Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
    • Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
    • Advantra Platinum (PPO)
    • HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
    • IH-POS Plus
    • CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
    • UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
    • MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
    • CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
    • First Health PPO
    • Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
    • Aetna VA Exchange
    • CIGNA EPO
    • CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
    • Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
    • Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
    • CareFirst EPO
    • TRICARE East Select
    • Aetna Classic 3500
    • Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
    • United Healthcare Options (PPO)
    • Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
    • Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
    • United Student Resources
    • Navigate
    • United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
    • Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
    • Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
    • M.D. IPA (HMO)
    • Coventry Health Care National Network PPO

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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