Garrett Regional Medical Center is pleased to announce that Charles Walch MD and his practice, Garrett Surgical Group, recently joined WVU Medicine Garrett Regional Medical Center.
Walch is part of the preferred provider network of the WVU Health System.
“Dr. Walch is a superlative surgeon and caring physician, and we are thrilled to have him as part of the employed physicians at GRMC,” stated Mark Boucot, President and CEO of GRMC and Potomac Valley Hospital. “Dr. Walch and the staff at Garrett Surgical Group are committed to providing patients with high quality and personalized surgical care, which fits right in with our mission of treating our patients like family.”
A board-certified surgeon in general surgery, Walch is also a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Since 1995, he has been practicing in Oakland and performing all types of general surgeries at GRMC, including endoscopic, laparoscopic, and gynecological.
Walch received his bachelor’s degree at Washington and Jefferson College, majoring in chemistry. He completed medical school at the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, along with his internship and residency training in general surgery at the Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pa.
“I have been serving the patients of Garrett County and the surrounding region through my affiliation with Garrett Regional Medical Center for a number of years, and I am very pleased to become a member of the hospital’s clinical staff,” said Charles Walch MD. “Our local community hospital has a bright future as part of WVU Medicine.”
Patients’ primary care physicians can contact Garrett Surgical Group to refer patients for appointments. Existing patients can contact Garrett Surgical Group directly for any other patient-related inquiries at 301-334-8282.
