Emily T. Cha, MD| Orthopedic Sports Medicine, Orthopedic Surgery | 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
- Bone Repair
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscectomy
- Knee Meniscus Injury
- Lateral Meniscus Injury
- Shoulder Dislocation
- Shoulder Instability Repair
- Sports Injuries
- Tendon Transplantation
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Ankle And Foot Ligament Sprain
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Injury
- Arthritis
- Arthropathy
- Bone Discontinuity
- Bursopathy
- Cartilage Damage
- Cartilage Disorder
- Elbow Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Enteropathic Arthropathies
- Enthesopathy Of Lower Limb
- Femur Shaft Fracture
- Flexor Tendonitis
- Forearm And Elbow Joint Instability
- Forearm Fracture
- Forearm Tendon Injury
- Hand And Wrist Fracture
- Hip And Thigh Tendon Injury
- Hip Fracture
- Hip Labral Tear
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Hip Pointer
- Inflammatory Myositis
- 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
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) Injury
- Muscle Disorders
- Osteonecrosis
- Patella Tracking Disorder
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Injury
- Rib And Sternum Fracture
- Scaphoid Fracture
- 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
- Thumb Synovitis
- Ulnar Collateral Ligament (UCL) Tear
- Wrist And Hand Joint And Ligament Dislocation And Sprain
- Wrist And Hand Tendon Injury
- Wrist And Hand Tendonitis
Procedures I perform
- Ankle Arthroscopy
- Ankle Fracture Treatment
- Ankle Joint Injections
- Ankle Ligament Repair
- Ankle Replacement
- Arthrocentesis
- Arthrodesis Of Ankle
- Bone Repair
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Clavicular Fracture Treatment
- Closed Fibular Fracture Treatment
- Elbow Arthroscopy
- Elbow Pain Injection
- Extensor Tendon Grafting
- Fibula Fracture Treatment
- Glenohumeral Joint Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
- Heel Tendon Repair
- Hip Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair
- Hip Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty
- Hip Pain Injection
- Hip Resurfacing
- 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
- Reposition Upper Femur With Internal Fixation
- 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
- Wrist Instability Treatment
Practice locations
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4240 Altamont Pl
Ste 103
White Plains, MD, 20695
12825 Minnieville Rd
Ste 203
Woodbridge, VA, 22192
9455 Lorton Market St
Ste 200
Lorton, VA, 22079
13950 Brandywine Rd
Ste 225
Brandywine, MD, 20613
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
- Police and Fire Clinic
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- OA Plus
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-HMO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst EPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- POS OA
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Medicare FFS
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Passport
- CareFirst NASCO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Employee Health Plan
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE for Life East
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- CIGNA EPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- First Health PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- TRICARE East Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Choice POS II
- IH-POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-POS
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS II
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- TRICARE East Prime
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Navigate
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
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)