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