Minna Kohler, MD
Minna Kohler, MD
Accepting New Patients
Contact Information
Boston, MAPhone: 617-726-7938
Waltham, MAPhone: 617-726-7938
About Minna Kohler, MD
Minna Kohler, M.D. RhMSUS is the founder and Director of the Rheumatology Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSKUS) Program at MGH. She completed a clinical/research rheumatology fellowship at Yale University School of Medicine. Prior training includes 3 years of general surgery residency, 2 years of the NIH-sponsored fellowship in Image-Guided Therapy in the Department of Radiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and internal medicine residency at Lahey Clinic. Dr. Kohler received diagnostic/ interventional MSKUS training in the Yale MSKUS program for surgeons in the Department of Orthopaedics/Rehabilitation. She developed the MGH rheum ultrasound training curriculum and actively teaches MSKUS to MGH Rheumatology, IM, & Emergency Departments, Spaulding PM&R residents, and Harvard medical students. Dr. Kohler serves as key faculty for MGH rheumatology and the Spaulding PM&R residency programs (rotation director for rheumatology and ultrasound). She also serves as adjunct faculty to the MGH CURE (Center for Ultrasound Research Education) in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Kohler is a graduate of the USSONAR (Ultrasound School of North American Rheumatologists) program and serves as a faculty mentor for training ultrasound to rheumatologists nationally. She is the lead co-director for the Harvard MSKUS CME course and has been a pioneer in promoting ultrasound training through the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) (MSKUS Education and RhMSUS certification exam subcommittees). She has been an invited speaker and instructor for numerous courses nationally and internationally. Dr. Kohler has educational/research interests in point-of-care ultrasound related to arthritis, tendinitis, bursitis, vasculitis, and other rheumatic diseases. Other clinical and research interests include osteoarthritis, crystal arthritis (gout, pseudogout), psoriatic arthritis, seronegative spondyloarthropathies, rheumatoid arthritis, and immunotherapy related or cancer-related inflammatory arthritis. Her book: Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Rheumatology Review is rated among one of the top rheumatology books per Book Authority.
Clinical Interests:
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Gout and pseudogout
- Musculoskeletal disorders (Bursitis, Tendinitis, Overuse)
- Osteoarthritis
- Non-operative management of orthopedic problems
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Ultrasound-guided injections
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Musculoskeletal ultrasound
- Immunotherapy-Related Inflammatory Arthritis
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Rheumatology Associates
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114-2696
Phone: 617-726-7938
Fax: 617-643-1274
Mass General Waltham-Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
52 Second Avenue
Suite 2600
Waltham, MA 02451-1155
Phone: 617-726-7938
Phone: 781-487-6006
Medical Education
- University of Missouri At Kansas City School of Medicine
- MD, University of Missouri, Kansas City
- MD, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine
- Residency, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
- Residency, Memorial Medical Center
- Residency, Memorial Medical Center & St. John's Hospital
- Fellowship, Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Fellowship, Yale-New Haven Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Rheumatology, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- OSW - Vermont
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Clinical Research Studies: 1. Impact of a Dedicated Academic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic on Patient Care and Healthcare Costs (PI: Kohler); 2. The Diagnostic Ultrasound Enthesitis Tool (DUET) Study: Development of a Sonographic Enthesitis Score for Early Diagnosis of Psoriatic (Site PI Kohler); 3. Gout and Pseudogout Registries at Massachusetts General Hospital (PI: Choi); 4. Lipids, Inflammation & CV Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis (PI Liao); 5. Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients with Malignancy: The Mass General Brigham Experience (PI Reynolds)
Abstracts: Variable Imaging Characteristics Identified by Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Enhances the Evaluation of Checkpoint Inhibitor Associated Musculoskeletal Immune-Related Adverse Events, Ultrasonographic Examinations Show Highly Prevalent Abnormalities of Hamstring Tendons in Lyme Arthritis Patients
Dr. Kohler Research Gate Profile
Publications
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