Massachusetts General Hospital

Biography

Minna Kohler, M.D. is the Director of the Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSK US) Program at MGH. Dr. Kohler completed a clinical & research rheumatology fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine. Prior to her rheumatology training, Dr. Kohler completed 3 years of general surgery training, followed by a 2 year NIH-sponsored fellowship in Image-Guided Therapy in the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Kohler received dedicated diagnostic & interventional MSK US training under the supervision of Dr. John Reach, Director of the Yale Foot /Ankle Service & the Yale MSK US program for surgeons in the Department of Orthopaedics/Rehabilitation, where they co-founded the first collaborative rheumatology/orthopedic MSK US injection clinic at the Yale/West Haven CT VA Medical Center in 2009. Dr. Kohler is also a graduate of the USSONAR (Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists) program.
Dr. Kohler initiated the first dedicated rheumatology MSK US clinic at MGH in July 2011. She is one of the US faculty instructors for the American College of Rheumatology MSK US courses, a USSONAR faculty mentor, & has instructed at multiple US workshops for Harvard medical students, MGH Rheumatology, Orthopedics, & Emergency Departments. Dr. Kohler has educational/research interests in point-of-care ultrasound as it relates to arthritis & musculoskeletal disorders.

ResearchClinical research studies:

1. Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome (GTPS) (PI: Minna Kohler, MD)
- We are looking for patients age 18 and above with lateral hip pain thought to be due to trochanteric bursitis or GTPS.
- Currently enrolling.
- For more information about the study, please contact Dr. Naina Rastalsky, 617-726-7938.

2. Chemokine and cytokine expression by leukocytes in inflammatory arthritis (PI: Andrew Luster, MD PhD)
- We are looking for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or gout with a joint effusion.
- Currently enrolling.
- For more information about the study, please contact Dr. Kohler or Dr. Kim, 617-726-7938.

American College of Rheumatology Abstracts:

http://acr.confex.com/acr/2011/webprogram/Paper18811.html

http://acr.confex.com/acr/2011/webprogram/Paper19088.html

Publications

View my most recent publications at PubMed