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