Rex Wei-Yang Hung, MD| Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, 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
- Breast Reconstruction
- Chemical Peel
- Mohs Micrographic Surgery
- Mohs Reconstruction
- Mohs Surgery
- Scar Revision
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdomen, Lower Back, Pelvis, And Genital Open Wound
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abnormal Movements
- Acquired Absence Of Limb
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Acquired Finger Deformity
- Adverse Effects
- Ankle Amputation
- Ankle And Foot Burn
- Ankle And Foot Fracture
- Ankle And Foot Injury
- Atherosclerosis
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Body Contouring
- Body Region Injury
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Infection (OSTEOMYELITIS)
- Breast Deformity
- Breast Disorders
- Breast Reconstruction
- Choroidal Nevi
- Congenital Malformations Of Breast
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Dorsalgia
- Early Complications Of Trauma
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Eyelid Disorders
- Family History Of Malignant Neoplasm
- Finger, Hand, And Wrist Open Wound
- Gender Identity Disorders
- Head Injury
- Head, Face, And Neck Burn And Corrosion
- Hip And Thigh Open Wound
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hypertrophic Skin Disorders
- Inflammatory Skin Disorders
- Joint Derangement
- Knee And Leg Open Wound
- Leg Amputation
- Limb Deformity
- Lip Augmentation
- Lower Limb Ulcer
- Lymphedema
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Musculoskeletal System Deformities
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Ovarian Disorders
- Peripheral Vascular Diseases
- Postprocedural States
- Psoriasis
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Shoulder Open Wound
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Complications
- Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue Disorders
- Skin Cancer (BASAL CELL, SQUAMOUS CELL, MELANOMA)
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Swelling In Legs
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thoracic Cavity Open Wound
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Uncertain Behavior Of Prostate Lesions
- Varicose Veins Of Lower Extremities
- Vein Disorders
- Venous Embolism
- Venous Ulcers
- Wound Care
- Wrist And Hand Amputation
- Wrist And Hand Burn And Corrosion
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominal Wall Stoma Repair
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Body Contouring
- Breast Cyst Removal
- Breast Lift Surgery
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Chemical Peel
- Cleft Lip And Palate Treatment
- Club Hand Reconstruction
- Complex Wound Repair
- Corneal Patch Graft
- Dermal Fillers
- Excision Of Left Tarsal
- Excision, Excessive Skin And Subcutaneous Tissue
- Facelift
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Fat Grafting
- Femoral Nerve Reposition
- Femoral Nerve Transfer
- Flap Reconstruction
- Foot Detachment
- Foot Skin Replacement
- Foot Subcutaneous Tissue Diagnostic Drainage
- Forearm Lipectomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hindfoot Amputation
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Incision And Drainage Of Bartholin's Gland Abscess
- 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
- Reconstructive Surgery
- Repair Of Intermediate Wound
- Scar Revision
- Serratus Anterior Flap Breast Reconstruction
- Skin Debridement
- Skin Graft
- Skin Graft Urethroplasty
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Substitute Grafting
- Tissue Expander Placement
- Tissue Expansion
- Toe Amputation
- Toe Nail Resection
- Transfer Scalp Subcutaneous Tissue
- 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
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CIGNA PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst NASCO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- OA Plus
- Optimum Choice
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- IH-PPO
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Medicare FFS
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Student Resources
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-POS
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Navigate
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Network OA
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Basic
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- HighMark
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- POS OA
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
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