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