About me
David H. Song, MD, served as MedStar Health's Physician Executive Director for MedStar Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, MedStar Integrated Surgical Services and Academic Chair for the Department of Plastic Surgery and Surgery (Interim) at Georgetown University Medical Center. As such, he directed the full range of cosmetic and reconstructive surgery services at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and MedStar Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Song was recently promoted to the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs for MedStar Georgetown University Hospital.
An internationally recognized expert in plastic surgery, Dr. Song is known for his pioneering work in chest wall reconstruction techniques, particularly DIEP flap procedures, and oncoplastic surgery. He is also a specialist in performing lymphovenous bypass and lymph node transfer using microsurgical and super-microsurgical techniques to reduce the severity of lymphedema.
A widely published and prolific researcher, Dr. Song is an associate editor for plastic surgery's leading professional journals, a reviewer for many other medical publications, and an editor or co-author of numerous text books and chapters, respectively. He is a frequent guest lecturer at major medical schools and hospitals, and appears regularly as a speaker at national and international conferences. Dr. Song has been recognized as a top regional doctor by Castle Connolly and Washingtonian Magazine.
Before joining MedStar, Dr. Song was chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The University of Chicago Medicine. He is a past president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons and past Chair for the American Board of Plastic Surgery, and currently serves as the Chair for the ACGME Plastic Surgery Residency Review Committee.
Dr. Song received his medical degree with thesis from the University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles. He then fulfilled his internship at the University of Chicago Hospitals, where he subsequently completed the rest of his training: residencies in general surgery and plastic surgery, followed by a fellowship in microsurgery. Dr. Song also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominoplasty
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Reduction
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Subcutaneous Tissue Extraction
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Bilateral Breast Alteration
- Bilateral Breast Augmentation
- Body Contouring
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Deformity Correction
- Breast Drainage
- Breast Implant Removal With Lift
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Localization Device Placement
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reconstruction With Alloderm
- Breast Reconstruction With Alloderm Rtu
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Seroma Aspiration
- Breast Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Calf Augmentation
- Chest Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
- Ear Surgery
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Extirpation Of Left Breast Matter
- Eyebrow Lift
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Facial Nerve Repair
- Female To Male Sex Reassignment Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Jejunum Supplement
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Lower Body Lift
- Lumpectomy
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Modified Radical Mastectomy
- Muscle Flap
- Muscle Injection
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Nerve Conduit
- Nerve Graft
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Nipple Reduction
- Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy
- Ostectomy
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Simple Mastectomy
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin-Sparing Mastectomy
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Lower Extremity
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Trunk
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Upper Extremity
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Tissue Expander Removal
- Tissue Expansion
- Transgender Care
- Upper Arm Lift
- Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Skin Substitute
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC, 20007
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.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open HMO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-EPO Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- First Health PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-POS
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Choice Fund PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Navigate
- United Student Resources
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna HMO
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HighMark
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Medicare Direct
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS II
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE East Prime
- Medicare FFS
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- CIGNA PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Network OA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System (2001)
Residency: University of Chicago Hospitals & Health System (2000)
Medical School: University of California-Los Angeles (1995)