Kyung Seo, DPM| Foot And Ankle Surgery, Podiatry | MedStar Health
About me
Kyung Seo is a board-certified podiatric foot and ankle surgeon for MedStar plastic and reconstructive surgery, practicing at MedStar Franklin Square Medical center and Good Samaritan hospital.
He received a doctorate degree from the Temple University of School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed a four-year podiatric foot and ankle medicine and surgery residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Seo's areas of expertise include foot and ankle trauma, foot and ankle reconstruction, foot and ankle pain/surgery, and diabetic limb salvage.
Dr. Seo is board certified with the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery (ABFAS) in both foot and reconstructive rearfoot/ankle. He is an associate member of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS). Dr. Seo is fluent in English and Korean.
Clinical areas of focus
- Ankle Fracture
- Complex Wound Management
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Foot Injury
- Foot Pain
- Foot Wound
- Hammer Toe
- Leg Ulcers
- Non Healing Wound
- Osteomyelitis
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Toe Fracture
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormalities Of The Feet
- Accessory Navicular
- Achilles Tendon Injury
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Achilles Tendonosis
- Adhesive Capsulitis
- Ankle Arthritis
- Ankle Dislocation
- Ankle Fracture
- Ankle Injury
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Ankle Strain
- Ankle Tendon Injury
- Ankle Tendon Tear
- Bursitis
- Bursitis, Subcutaneous Tendo Achilles
- Cartilage Injury
- Cavus Foot
- Chronic Muscle Injury
- Clawtoe
- Comminuted Fracture
- Common Peroneal Nerve Lesions
- Compartment Syndrome
- Compound Fracture
- Congenital Deformity Of Foot
- Deformity Of Forefoot
- Diabetic Foot Infection
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diabetic Polyneuropathies
- Diabetic Ulcer
- Fibula Fracture
- Flatfoot
- Foot Drop
- Foot Injury
- Foot Mass
- Foot Pain
- Foot Strain
- Foot Tendon Injury
- Foot Tendon Tear
- Foot Ulcer
- Foot Wound
- Fracture
- Freiberg's Disease
- Frostbite Of Toes
- Ganglion Cyst
- Gangrene
- Hallux Varus
- Hammer Toe
- Heel Pain
- Heel Spur
- Heterotopic Ossification
- In Toeing
- Ingrown Nail
- Joint Dislocation
- Joint Infection
- Joint Pain In Ankle And Foot
- Joint Sprain
- Jones Fracture
- Leg Injury
- Leg Mass
- Leg Pain
- Leg Ulcers
- Ligament Injury
- Ligament Tear
- Macrodactyly
- Mallet Toe
- Morton Neuroma
- Muscle Injury
- Muscle Strain
- Muscle Tears
- Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Pain
- Non Displaced Fracture
- Non Healing Wound
- Nonunion Fracture
- Orthopedic Infections
- Osteochondral Lesions
- Osteochondral Lesions Of The Talus
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid Osteoma
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteonecrosis
- Overuse Injury
- Overuse Injury Of The Ankle
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Plantar Wart
- Posterior Tibial Tendon Tear
- Pronation
- Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Repetitive Stress Injury
- Sesamoiditis
- Sever's Disease
- Sports Related Foot Injury
- Sports Related Injury
- Stress Fractures
- Tarsal Coalition
- Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
- Tendinosis
- Tendon Injury
- Tenosynovitis
- Tibial Tendonitis
- Tinea Pedis
- Toe Bone Spur
- Toe Dislocation
- Toe Fracture
- Traumatic Amputation
- Turf Toe
- Twisted Ankle
- Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Amputation Of The Toe Surgery
- Bone Grafting
- Bone Surgery
- Closed Reduction And Manipulation
- Complex Wound Management
- Correction Of Bunion
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Diabetic Footwear
- Diabetic Limb Salvage
- Foot Surgery
- Fusion Arthrodesis
- Fusion Of Joint
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Hammer Toe Repair
- Joint Aspiration
- Joint Injection
- Joint Replacement
- Joint Replacement And Reconstructive Surgery
- Joint Revision
- Limb Salvage
- Lower Extremity Reconstruction
- Lower Limb Prosthetics
- Minimally Invasive Achilles Tendon Surgery
- Multiple Ligament Reconstruction
- Non Surgical Fracture Care
- Non Surgical Management Of Osteoarthritis
- Orthotics
- Percutaneous Pinning
- Reconstructive Plastic Surgery
- Repair Claw Toe
- Sports Medicine Of The Foot
- Surgery For Arthritis
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Transmetatarsal Amputation (TMA) Surgery
- Unna Boot
- Wound Care
- Wound Debridement
- Xray Of The Foot
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
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Innovation Health: POS
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- United Student Resources
- United Select Plus (POS)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- United Golden Rule
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- D-SNP)
- I-SNP
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- United Choice Plus
- United Choice
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- United Navigate
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Kaiser Select
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- Cigna Indemnity
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Cigna Network Open Access
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- WellPoint Maryland
- Virginia Premier
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Optimum Choice
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- Tricare for Life East
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Tricare East Select
- Tricare East Prime
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- Carefirst EPO
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Reconstructive Rearfoot and Ankle Surgery
Residency: Temple University Hospital (2018)
Medical School: Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine (2014)
Awards
- Baltimore Magazine, Top Doc, 2024