Dr. Walter S. Cha, MD

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Walter S. Cha, who serves patients in Twinsburg, Ohio.

Serving adults, Dr. Cha is a skilled general surgeon in practice with Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center in Twinsburg, Ohio. 

Twinsburg Family Health & Surgery Center is a state-of-the-art facility situated on 80 wooded acres, committed to serving the healthcare needs of the community. It provides a 24-hour Emergency Department for urgent care near you, as well as primary and specialty services.

In affiliation with Cleveland Clinic, the doctor is affiliated with Hillcrest Hospital, Euclid Hospital, and Marymount Hospital.

Graduating with his undergraduate degree from Duke University in 1992, Dr. Cha went on to earn his medical degree from Hahnemann University Medical College in 1996. He performed his residency in general surgery and his fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Allegheny University Hospitals-Hahnemann in 1998 and 1999, respectively. This was followed by a residency in general surgery at Temple University Hospital in 2002. 

With a commitment to excellence, he is board-certified in general surgery by the American Board of Surgery (ABS). The ABS is an independent, non-profit organization located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, founded for the purpose of certifying surgeons who have met a defined standard of education, training, and knowledge.

Promoting quality standards and professional development within his field, Dr. Cha is an active member of the American College of Surgeons, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. A general surgeon performs a wide range of abdominal surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and pancreatic disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care. 

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