Emily T. Cha, MD| Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Sports Medicine | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Emily Cha is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in sports medicine. Her areas of special expertise and interest include:
- Shoulder arthritis
- Open shoulder instability surgery
- Rotator cuff tears
- Knee arthritis
- ACL injuries
- Multiligamentous injuries
- Meniscus injuries
- Traumatic injuries
- Arthroplasty
She treats patients of all ages and activity levels, from professional and collegiate athletes to weekend warriors, runners, and fitness enthusiasts. When working with patients, she takes team-based approach to care to achieve the best outcome for each patient. Clear communication and a willingness to answer any questions you have about your condition or treatment plan are the foundation of her approach to care.
When she’s not working, Dr. Cha enjoys running, playing tennis, and spending time with her husband and their pets.
Clinical areas of focus
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthritis
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Replacement
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Replacement
- Sports Injuries
- Tendon Transplantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Elbow And Forearm Injury
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Joint Derangement
- Joint Derangement Of Knee
- Joint Disorder
- Joint Infection (SEPTIC ARTHRITIS)
- Knee Dislocation
- Knee Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Knee Pain
- Labral Tears
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Limb Deformity
- Lower Leg And Ankle Fracture
- Lower Leg Fracture
- Lower Leg Injury
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Muscle, Fascia, And Tendon Injury
- Shoulder And Upper Arm Tendon Injury
- Shoulder Burns
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Fracture
- Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
- Shoulder Joint And Ligament Sprain
- Shoulder Strain
- Sports Injuries
- Superficial Knee Injury
- Synovium And Tendon Disorder
- Tendinous Disorders
- Thigh Fracture
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Arthrocentesis
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Pain Injection
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Intertrochanteric Fracture Treatment
- Joint Arthroscopy
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Injury Treatment
- Knee Pain Injection
- Knee Replacement
- Open Reduction Internal Fixation
- Open Treatment Of Tibial Fracture
- Osteochondral Allograft Transplantation
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation
- Shoulder Arthroscopy
- Shoulder Dislocation Treatment
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Shoulder Pain Injection
- Shoulder Replacement
- Surgical Repair Of Flexor Tendon
- Tendon Transplantation
- Tibial Shaft Fracture Treatment
- Tibiofibular Joint Treatment
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
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Basic
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Open POS Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- HighMark
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst NASCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- OA Plus
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- POS OA
- UHC Passport
- Navigate
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-PPO
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Network OA
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery
Fellowship: Methodist Hospital (2017)
Residency: University of Indiana School of Medicine Hospitals (2016)
Medical School: Indiana Univ/Purdue University-Indianapolis (2011)