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Education information, including: Medical School attended, years since graduation, and Residency, are all available
in the Detailed Report.
Years Since Graduation
27
Other Education Training
Advanced Laparoscopy Course Bethesda Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor 1992-Present
Advanced Trauma Operative Management Instructor 2004-Present
Basic Laparoscopy Course Sutter Medical Institute, Sacramento, CA
Gordon Research Conference Invitee, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Hampton, NH
International Medical Surgical Response Team-East 2004-Present
Five-Star Recognition
HealthGrades Recognized and Five-Star designations are available in the Detailed Report.
Dr. Koehler has a particular interest in laparoscopic colon surgery and laparoscopic hernia surgery. These common operations have, ironically, been amongst the last to cross the threshold into the mainstream of laparoscopic surgical experience for many surgeons---though he has been performing them both since 1992. Dr. Koehler also has an interest in intraabdominal adhesion-related complications. Adhesion related complications---often the result of large incisions---are a major cause of re-admissions to hospitals after abdominal surgery, and can result in a lifetime of pain and reoperative problems. We’re beginning to see this cycle broken by doing the same major surgery with laparoscopy. Dr. Koehler specializes in General Surgery and Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery.
Laparoscopic surgery, which started with gall bladder removal in the late 1980’s, has now expanded in use to almost all major abdominal operations---from inguinal hernias to colon resections for diseases such as cancer and diverticulitis. Faster recovery times, fewer wound complications and infections, and less scaring have all been demonstrated in major institutional publications. *
What is General Surgery?
General surgery can be performed on almost any area of the body. A general surgeon is a physician who performs surgery and provides preoperative, operative, and postoperative care to surgical patients. This surgeon can treat diseases, injuries or deformities by surgery or minimally invasive techniques, such as endoscopy, where a tiny scope is used to view internal organs or structures. The endoscope can be used during operating procedures, or before surgery, to diagnose, assess and treat problem areas.
Professional Experience
Professional Affiliations/Memberships
Massachusetts Medical Society (1982)
Andrew Morrow Surgical Society (1987)
Ralph A. Deterling Surgical Society (1989)
American College of Surgeons Fellow (1992)
Society of Critical Care Medicine (1992)
Southwestern Surgical Congress (1992)
Massachusetts Chapter, ACS (1994)
American Hernia Society Charter Member (1998)
Boston Surgical Society (1998)
Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (1998)
Minnesota Surgical Society Honorary Member (1999)
New England Surgical Society (2000)
Participation in Clinical Trials
No*
Publications
2003,
Reoperative experiences and adhesion formation in laparoscopic ventral incisional hernia repairs: a multi-institutional clinical study.,
J Soc Laparoendo Surg 2003:7-335-40
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2002,
Diagnosing the occult contralateral inguinal hernia: Combined use of diagnostic laparoscopy and TEPP laparoscopic repair.,
Surg Endo 2002:16:512-520
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