About/Dr. Deukyoung Cha
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Founder & Clinical Director

Dr. Deukyoung Cha.

PT, DPT. Twenty-five years of clinical work in New York. Trained at Yonsei (Seoul) and Stony Brook. Founder of Cha Physical Therapy in NoMad since 1998.

Background

Training and career.

Dr. Cha earned his Bachelor of Physical Therapy at Yonsei University in Seoul, then his Doctor of Physical Therapy at Stony Brook University in New York. Licensed in New York since 1998. He has trained across postural restoration, Schroth-based scoliosis care, manual therapy, sports rehabilitation, and vestibular and concussion care.

He opened Cha Physical Therapy in 1998 and has worked in NoMad ever since. He personally leads the most specialized programs in the clinic, including Schroth for scoliosis, postural restoration, and post-surgical rehabilitation for spine and shoulder. He sees a small caseload by design and mentors the rest of the therapy team in the Cha Method.

A life, briefly

A clinic built slowly.

The short version, in dates.

1990s Bachelor of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University Seoul, South Korea
Late 1990s Clinical work in large New York hospital institutions New York, NY
1998 Licensed as a Physical Therapist, New York State New York, NY
1998 Opens Cha Physical Therapy, focused on manual-therapy-led care NoMad, NYC
Early 2000s Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Stony Brook University Long Island, NY
2000s–2010s Sub-specialty training across postural restoration, Schroth, manual therapy, sports rehab Continuing education
Present Founder & Clinical Director, Cha Physical Therapy NoMad, NYC
For the record Credentials

The paper trail.

A working list of the credentials behind the clinic. The short version is on the homepage; this is the long version.

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Founder & Clinical Director

Dr. Deukyoung Cha PT, DPT

Twenty-five years of clinical work in New York. Schroth-certified through the Hunter College program. Mentors the rest of the therapy team in the Cha Method.

Doctorate
Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) · Stony Brook University
Undergraduate
Bachelor of Physical Therapy · Yonsei University, Seoul
Licensure
New York State Physical Therapist, since 1998
Specialties
Schroth · Postural restoration · Manual therapy · Sports rehab
Additional training
Vestibular & concussion · Post-surgical rehab
Early career
Clinical work in large New York hospital institutions
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Dr. Cha's caseload is small by design. If you want him from the first visit, tell us when you book.

HoursMon–Fri 9a–7p