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Helping Patients Achieve a Better Quality of Life
In a career that has included Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati and Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Kohli is building a BWH division that addresses both physical and perceptual problems associated with incontinence. According to Kohli, society mistakenly associates bladder disorders with older women. “We see many young women who want to exercise and be physically fit, but sometimes after they have children, they experience incontinence,” he said. Not surprisingly, studies show that women who suffer from bladder problems are less active, have lower self-esteem and higher rates of depression.
Kohli’s goal in building the Urogynecology Division is “creating a world-class division providing comprehensive care, including minimally-invasive surgery to help women with bladder control syndromes,” he said. These mostly outpatient procedures have a 95 percent success rate.
Of his job, Kohli said, “I love getting up in the morning and coming into work to see my patients, as well as my dedicated colleagues. The field is always changing and improving the way we can help people, and that makes coming here very exciting.”
“I want to help give back quality of life to my patients, whether young or old,” he said.