Rex Hung, MD| Wound Care, Reconstructive 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 complex wound reconstruction and functional restoration of the injured limb.
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 and is fluent in spoken Mandarin.
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
- Body Contouring Surgery
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reconstruction
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Lymphedema
- Mammoplasty
- Panniculectomy
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Scar Revision
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Scars
- Acquired Absence Of Breast
- Acquired Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Basosquamous Carcinoma
- Benign Neoplasm Of Skin
- Blepharoptosis
- Brow Droop
- Burn Scars
- Cold Extremities
- Compromised Skin Grafts
- Compromised Tissue Flaps
- Congenital Nevi
- Cyst
- Deformity Of Reconstructed Breast
- Deviated Septum
- Disorder Of Earlobe
- Disproportion Of Reconstructed Breast
- Facial Abscess
- Facial Fracture
- Facial Lesions
- Facial Nerve Injury
- Facial Nerve Palsy
- Forehead Nodule
- Frostbite
- Frostbite Of Ear
- Frostbite Of Face
- Frostbite Of Nose
- Hemangiomas
- Inflammatory Arthritis (IA)
- Lefort Fracture
- Lipedema
- Lipomas
- Lymphedema
- Macrostomia
- Nerve Injury
- Neuroma
- Non Healing Wound
- Nose Fracture
- Occipital Mass
- Prominent Ears
- Ptosis Of Breasts
- Ruptured Implant
- Scar Hypertrophy
- Silicone Toxicity
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Skin Of Lip
- Vasculitic Ulcers
Procedures I perform
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Abdominoplasty
- Aesthetic Surgery
- Anterolateral Thigh Flap
- Arm Lift
- Augmentation Mastopexy
- Back Lift
- Blepharoplasty
- Body Contouring Surgery
- Body Lift
- Bottom Surgery
- Breast Augmentation
- Breast Reconstruction
- Breast Reduction
- Brow Lift
- Burn Reconstruction
- Chemical Skin Peel
- Circumferential Liposuction Of Calves And Ankles
- Cleft Lip Repair
- Complex Wound Management
- Coolsculpting
- Coronal Brow Lift
- Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery
- Dermal Fillers
- Ear Cartilage Rhinoplasty
- Ear Pinning
- Ear Plastic Surgery
- Earlobe Reduction
- Endoscopic Breast Augmentation
- Endoscopic Brow Lift
- Excisional Biopsy
- Exoderm Non Surgical Face Lift
- Eyelid Repair
- Face Lift
- Facial Implant
- Fat Grafting
- Fingertip Repair
- Flap Surgery
- Free Tram
- Genioplasty
- Gynecomastia Surgery
- Halo Laser Treatment
- Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
- Latissimus Flap
- Limb Salvage
- Lip Augmentation
- Lip Surgery
- Lipectomy
- Liposuction
- Liposuction Of The Abdomen
- Liposuction Of The Arms
- Liposuction Of The Buttocks
- Liposuction Of The Cheeks
- Liposuction Of The Chin
- Liposuction Of The Face
- Liposuction Of The Hips
- Liposuction Of The Knees
- Liposuction Of The Legs
- Liposuction Of The Love Handles
- Liposuction Of The Neck
- Liposuction Of The Thighs
- Male Breast Reduction
- Mammoplasty
- Mastopexy
- Mastoplasty
- Medical Tattooing
- Micro Neurovascular Free Muscle Transplant
- Microdermabrasion
- Microvascular Surgery
- Mid Face Lift
- Migraine Surgery
- Mini Abdominoplasty
- Mohs Defect Repair
- Muscle Sparing Tram
- Muscle Transplant
- Neck Lift
- Nerve Transfer
- Nipple Repair
- Non Surgical Brow Lift
- Oncologic Reconstruction
- Panniculectomy
- Pectoral Augmentation
- Pedicle Tram
- Pelvic Reconstruction
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Post Child Birth Body Reshaping
- Post Pregnancy Body Restoration
- Prepectoral Breast Reconstruction
- Radial Forearm Flap
- Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
- Release Scar Contracture
- Rhinoplasty
- Rhinoplasty Revision
- Rib Cartilage Rhinoplasty
- Scalp Reconstruction
- Scar Revision
- Scrotoplasty
- Skin Cancer Surgery
- Skin Rejuvenation
- Skin Resurfacing And Rejuvenation
- Sternal Wound Flap
- Surgery For Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Temporal Brow Lift
- Tenolysis
- Thigh Lift Surgery
- Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap
- Tissue Expansion Surgery
- Total Contact Casting
- Transconjunctival Blepharoplasty
- Trichophytic Brow Lift
- Tug Flap
- Turbinate Surgery
- Upper Extremity Reconstruction
- Vacuum Assisted Wound Closure
- Vaginal Rejuvenation
- Vanquish Laser Treatment
- Vascularized Bone Graft
- Vertical Rectus Abdominis Muscle Flap
- 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
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Aetna HMO
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- United Golden Rule
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Signature
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna EPO
- Tricare for Life East
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- WellPoint Maryland
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Virginia Premier
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Tricare East Select
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Carefirst EPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Navigate
- I-SNP
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Optimum Choice
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- D-SNP)
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Medicaid - Maryland
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Indemnity
- United Student Resources
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Innovation Health: POS
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery
Residency Program: MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (2019)
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine (2013)