Ruhail Kohli, MD| Transplant Hepatology, Transplant Surgery | MedStar Health
About me
Dr. Kohli is a fellowship trained transplant hepatologist. He is board certified in gastroenterology, transplant hepatology, and internal medicine. His areas of special expertise are management of chronic liver disease before and after transplantation, autoimmune liver disease, and portal hypertension (elevated blood pressure in the veins that lead to and branch off the liver).
He treats patients with the full range of liver diseases. In addition to the conditions listed above, he cares for patients with:
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Fatty liver disease
- Metabolic liver disorders
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- GI bleeding
Dr. Kohli received his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in Dublin. He completed his residency at Cleveland Clinic Foundation and fellowships in gastroenterology and hepatology at the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.
He has written book chapters and been published in several peer-reviewed journals, including Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Gastroenterology, and Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology. He has also presented at national and international meetings and been an invited speaker in the U.S. and overseas.
Dr. Kohli has a special interest in medical education and is involved in training medical students, residents, and gastroenterology and hepatology fellows.
When he’s not working, he enjoys spending time and traveling with his wife, who is also a physician, his young daughter, and their dog.
Clinical areas of focus
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Metastases Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Renal Failure Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acquired Absence Of Organs
- Aplastic Anemias And Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Ascites
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Digestive System
- Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary Tract Disease
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Cardiometabolic Disorders
- Chronic Rejection Of Transplanted Organ
- Cocaine Related Disorders
- Complications Of Transplanted Organs And Tissue
- Congenital Cystic Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Gallbladder, Bile Ducts And Liver
- Congenital Malformations Of Liver
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Disorders Involving The Immune Mechanism
- Disorders Of Fluid, Electrolyte And Acid
- Disorders Of Mineral Metabolism
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Immunodeficiencies
- Intrahepatic Bile Ducts Cancer
- Liver Abscess
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Encephalopathy
- Liver Failure
- Liver Fibrosis
- Liver Metastases
- Liver Necrosis
- Liver Transplant Rejection
- Lung Mass
- Persons Encountering Health Services
- Polycystic Liver Disease
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Transplanted Organ And Tissue Status
- Transplanted Organ Failure
- Venous Embolism
- Viral Hepatitis
Procedures I perform
- Angioplasty Of Hepatic Artery
- Artificial Liver Therapy
- Ascites Treatment
- Bioartificial Liver Therapy
- Chronic Liver Disease Treatment
- Chronic Lung Disease Management
- Coronary Thrombectomy
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Dialysis
- Endocrinology Care
- Gastrointestinal Varices Treatment
- Hepatic Artery Angioplasty
- Hepatic Artery Embolization
- Hepatic Encephalopathy Management
- Hepatic Stenting
- Hepatitis E Treatment
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Liver Abscess Drainage
- Liver Biopsy
- Liver Cancer Treatment
- Liver Cyst Drainage
- Liver Cyst Treatment
- Liver Health Screening
- Liver Mass Treatment
- Liver Metastases Treatment
- Liver Necrosis Treatment
- Liver Resection
- Liver Segmentectomy
- Liver Transplant
- Liver Transplant For Fatty Liver Disease
- Lobectomy
- Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplant
- Open Liver Resection
- Pancreas Transplant Rejection Treatment
- Pancreatic Disease Management
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Portosystemic Shunt
- Primary Biliary Cholangitis Treatment
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Treatment
- Renal Failure Treatment
- Stem Cell Therapy
- Transjugular Liver Biopsy
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
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Administrators
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Sentara Health
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- MultiPlan, Inc
- IH-POS
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- TRICARE East Prime
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- BlueChoice Open Access
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Network OA
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- IH-HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- CareFirst NASCO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Choice Fund PPO
- CIGNA EPO
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Medicare Direct
- Medicare FFS
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Beech Street PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- OA Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst EPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Employee Health Plan
- United Healthcare Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine (2018)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2015)
Medical School: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons-Ireland (2012)