JOHN ENG

Dr. John Sun-Hung Eng, 79, of Rockville, Maryland, passed away peacefully at his home on April 28, 2021, surrounded by his loving family. He leaves his beloved wife of 52 years, Cora Louise Eng (nee DiMaina), his daughter Bridget Calhoun and husband George of Potomac, MD; son Tom Eng and wife Brandy of Bristow, VA; and daughter Maggie McDermott and husband Ryan of San Francisco, CA; and his grandchildren Luke, Jamie, and Grace Calhoun; Greyson Eng; and Ewan, Niall, and Oona McDermott. He is also survived by brothers Dr. Paul Ng, Fr. Michael Wu, John Ng, and Dr. Dominic Ng, and sister Cecilia Richardson. He is predeceased by his parents Dr. Thomas and Margaret Ou as well as his sisters Lian Hui Ng and Teresa Ing. Dr. Eng was born in Canton, China on August 24, 1941. He graduated from Salesian High School in Hong Kong. He came to the United States in 1960 to attend Iona College, graduating in 1964 with a B.S. in Chemistry. Dr. Eng earned his medical degree from Georgetown University Medical School in 1968 and completed his plastic surgery residency there in 1974. Dr. Eng became a noted plastic surgeon in Montgomery County, Maryland and was Chief of Plastic Surgery at Suburban Hospital from 1993 to 1994. Dr. Eng was a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. After 40 years of clinical plastic surgery practice, Dr. Eng retired in 2015, but remained closely associated with many aspects of the specialty. In addition to serving as a voluntary review editor for the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal, he penned a chapter in a medical textbook on breast reconstruction. But above all, he created a video-based record keeping system called Plastic Surgery in Motion™. After realizing that "before and after" patient photographs convey limited information, Dr. Eng created PSIM to provide physicians with brief videos where patients perform a standardized set of specific motions depending on the surgical procedure. Dr. Eng developed the Plastic Surgery In Motion iOS and Android apps for all to use. He traveled internationally to speak at medical conferences and share his innovative system with physicians around the globe. In August 2018, he donated the trademark and related apps to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons for further research, development, distribution and marketing Dr. Eng performed extensive charitable work as part of his medical career. From 1988 to 2008, Dr. Eng served as a visiting professor and plastic surgeon in Operation Luz de Sol, in which he and Georgetown Medical School residents took annual, ten-day trips to the Dominican Republic to provide volunteer plastic and reconstructive surgery services to the underserved population in the greater La Romana region. Dr. Eng was extremely proud of his three children and seven grandchildren, and he wouldn't hesitate to show photos and tell stories to anyone who would listen. He especially enjoyed family gatherings on holidays, birthdays, graduations, and other family occasions. In addition to spending quality time with his family, Dr. Eng spent his downtime perfecting his golf swing at the driving range, playing golf with friends and colleagues, attending live opera performances, completing crossword puzzles, listening to classical music, doing yard work, and teaching himself new skills with tech toys. He and Cora also traveled extensively over the years, including trips to Great Britain, Ireland, Estonia, the Czech Republic, Australia, Hong Kong, and China. He was also an active parishioner and choir member for close to 25 years at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church. A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 6900 River Road, Bethesda, MD, on Tuesday, May, 4, 2021 at 12 p.m. (COVID-19 restrictions are in place; social distance and mask guidelines will be followed.) The funeral will also be live-streamed. Friends and family may contact the family on Monday, May 3 to request the link. Private entombment to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the following charities in Dr. Eng's name: Partners in Health (https://www.pih.org/), and The GO2 Lung Cancer Foundation (https://go2foundation.org/).