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
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UHC Passport
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna HMO
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- First Health PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Employee Health Plan
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- First Health PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Choice Fund PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-POS Plus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- HumanaChoice PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA Indemnity
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- IH-PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Choice POS
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- IH-Network Only Plus
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- Beech Street PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Sentara Health
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- IH-POS
- HighMark
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Optimum Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Network OA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Medicare Direct
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Navigate
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Transplant Hepatology
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology
Fellowship: University of Colorado School of Medicine (2018)
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2015)
Medical School: Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons-Ireland (2012)