About me
Mimi Wu Young, MD, is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. Along with fellowship training in microsurgery, her specialties are implant- and flap-based breast reconstruction, super-microsurgery for lymphedema treatment, body contouring, as well as general reconstructive and aesthetic surgeries. She also offers an innovative approach to breast reconstruction using omental free flaps for patients who may otherwise not be candidates for autologous breast reconstruction.
Dr. Wu Young has a background in general surgery at Northwestern, plastic and reconstructive surgery training at the University of Chicago, and a microsurgery fellowship at Stanford. These experiences provided her with opportunities to work with many leading trailblazers in breast reconstruction and lymphedema surgery. Dr. Wu Young’s passion for comprehensive cancer care also led her to become an International Visiting Scholar at ASAN Medical Center in Seoul where she honed her super-microsurgical reconstruction skills to treat lymphedema alongside world-renowned experts.
Dr. Wu Young’s approach to care centers on partnering with patients to help them fully understand surgical goals, openly discuss reconstructive options, and empoweringly make informed decisions about their individualized plans. Through multidisciplinary collaborations and team-based protocols, she aims to deliver comprehensive and compassionate care to every patient. At the same time, Dr. Wu Young’s research interests in breast reconstruction and lymphedema furthers her commitment to advance evidence-based investigations that pioneer new methods to improve clinical outcomes.
In her free time, Dr. Wu Young enjoys spending time with her family, cooking, listening to live music, exploring the outdoors, and traveling the world.
Philosophy of Care
“It is common to feel vulnerable and overwhelmed when choosing to have surgery. That’s why I believe in taking the time to have meaningful and empathetic conversations with my patients. From answering every question to discussing all concerns, I want to nurture relationships that are respectful of each patient’s mental and physical comfort as well as aligned with their reconstructive and aesthetic goals. By working together, we develop personalized plans that are unique to every patient.”
“As a female plastic surgeon and mother, I have an inherent understanding of not only the physical changes in a woman’s body after various life events, but also the psychological impacts it may bear. Such shared experiences – combined with my passion for helping patients feel comfortable in their own bodies – motivates me every day.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Revision Of Breast Reconstruction
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Angiokeratoma
- Balanitis
- Body Contouring
- Body Region Injury
- Breast Asymmetry
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Breast Tenderness
- Burn Injuries
- Cleft Lip And Palate
- Deviated Septum
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gynecomastia
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hand Burn Reconstruction
- Hand Deformity
- Hemangioma
- Keloid Scarring
- Lip Augmentation
- Lymphedema
- Lymphedema Of Arm
- Lymphedema Of Leg
- Mole Examination
- Nasal Fracture
- Pilar Cysts
- Postprocedural States
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Scar Contracture
- Scar Revision
- Scleroderma
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skull Fractures
- Swelling In Legs
- Syndactyly
- Wound Care
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominoplasty
- Acne Treatment
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Ambulatory Phlebectomy
- Body Contouring
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Implant Revision
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Lift With Implants
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Chemical Facial Peel
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Cleft Palate Repair
- Dermal Fillers
- Eyebrow Lift
- Facelift
- Facial Trauma Reconstruction
- Fat Grafting
- Flap Surgery
- Fractional Co2 Laser Skin Resurfacing
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hand Replantation
- Hyaluronic Acid Fillers
- Hypertrophic Scar Treatment
- Inverted Nipple Correction
- Keloid Removal
- Laser Treatment For Cherry Angiomas
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Lower Body Lift
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mastopexy
- Microdermabrasion
- Nipple Reconstruction
- Nose Reshaping
- Ostectomy
- Pec Implants
- Pectoral Implants
- Percutaneous Laser Ablation Of Nerves
- Percutaneous Osteoplasty
- Percutaneous Sclerotherapy Of Varicose Veins
- Percutaneous Treatment Of Spider Veins
- Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy
- Ptosis Repair
- Pulsed Radiofrequency For Headaches
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Salicylic Peels
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Shock Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Tag Removal
- Thread Lift
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Vaginal Laser Rejuvenation
- Vaginoplasty
- Vein Sclerotherapy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Wound Care
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
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- POS OA
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- OA Plus
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Sentara Health
- Choice Fund PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- First Health PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Medicare FFS
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- IH-POS Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- First Health PPO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-EPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Network OA
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-HMO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Navigate
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- TRICARE for Life East
Education
Fellowship: Stanford University (2024)
Residency: University of Chicago (2023)
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (2018)
Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (2014)