Rex Wei-Yang Hung, MD| Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine, Plastic Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Rex Hung, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon practicing at MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. As a part of MedStar Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Hung specializes in plastic surgery of the face, breast and body and in complex wound reconstruction.
Dr. Hung earned his Medical Doctorate at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. His career began at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital through a six-year residency with the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Dr. Hung has been published in several prestigious publications including Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wounds, and the Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He is a five-time recipient of the String of Pearls Award for Medical Student Education.
Dr. Hung’s Philosophy of Care:
"The best results come from teamwork. Working together as a team with my patients and their families through education, understanding and respect allows me to deliver compassionate, meticulous and personalized care."
Clinical areas of focus
- Abdominoplasty
- Chemical Peel
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Scar Revision
Procedures I perform
- Abdomen Skin Excision
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Benign Lesion Excision Over 4.0 Cm
- Biologic Implant
- Body Contouring
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Buttock Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Chemical Peel
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Complex Wound Repair
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Decompression Fasciotomy Of Multiple Compartments Of Leg
- Dermal Fillers
- Epidermal Autograft
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Femoral Nerve Reposition
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Filleted Finger Or Toe Flap
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot 1St Ray Partial Detachment
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Forearm Lipectomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hand Subcutaneous Tissue And Fascia Drainage
- Hidradenitis Excision
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- Incision And Drainage Of Infected Wound
- Incision And Removal Of Foreign Body
- Jejunum Supplement
- Left Abdomen Muscle Excision
- Lesion Excision
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Mastopexy
- Microsurgery
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Muscle Flap
- Neck Rhytidectomy
- Partial Detachment Of 4Th Ray, Left Foot
- Pectoralis Major Transfer
- Pelvic Region Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Perineum Skin Replacement
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue Excision
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Harvest For Tissue Cultured Skin Autograft
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Suction Assisted Lipectomy, Upper Extremity
- Thorax Muscle Transfer
- Tissue Expander Insertion
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Tissue Expander Removal
- Tissue Expansion
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Resection
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- Upper Leg Detachment
- Vestibuloplasty
- Wound Care
- Wound Skin Substitute
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
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Police and Fire Clinic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Sentara Health
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Choice POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- IH-Open POS II
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA PPO
- Aetna Basic
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- TRICARE East Prime
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- IH-HMO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Employee Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- IH-POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- IH-PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Administrators
- OA Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Optimum Choice
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Medicare Direct
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Choice Fund PPO
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA EPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Navigate
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- HighMark
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-Open HMO
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Network OA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Indemnity
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Residency: Georgetown University School of Medicine GME (2019)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2013)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doctor, 2023, 2025