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