Chi Kit Cheung, M.D.

Dr. Chi Kit Cheung, M.D. passed away suddenly on August 15, 2023 at the age of 69. He was born in Hong Kong to Wing Kin and Kit Yee Cheung. He was the 2nd of five siblings. Kit was a long time resident of Orange County, California.

Kit came to the United States from Hong Kong to attend college when he was 17 years old. He did undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of Utah, attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, did his internship at the University of California, Irvine in General Surgery, residency training at the University of California, Irvine and Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles in General Surgery and did additional training in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. He was board certified in General Surgery and Plastic Surgery and received certification in Surgery of the Hand.

He has had a private surgical practice, worked at various locations in Los Angeles County for Kaiser Permanente in the Department of General Surgery and Occupational Health Services and worked for US HealthWorks Los Angeles.

Kit enjoyed cruises, cars, photography, videography, building and flying radio-controlled helicopters and planes, model trains, and going to airshows with his big telephoto lens. He especially enjoyed good food – sushi, lobster, crab, giant clam, all you can eat. He loved playing craps and poker at the casinos and card clubs.

Kit loved dogs and always had a golden retriever or labrador retriever. He was predeceased by his father, Wing Kin Cheung. He is survived by his wife Joyce Cheung, his mother Kit Yee Cheung, his sisters Pauline Falk (Charles), Catheen Chow (Patrick), his brothers Ben Cheung (Cynthia), Joseph Cheung (Janie), and his nephews Kevin Wu (Jing), Ronald Chow, Wai Man Cheung and Kai Man Cheung. Memorial service will be held at 11:30 am on Saturday, September 9, 2023 at Green Hills Memorial Chapel followed by interment.