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Biography

Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, FCIRSE, FAHA, is the Ernest H. Wood Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Kohi received her medical degree from New York Medical College with honors and completed her Diagnostic Radiology residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). While a resident, Dr. Kohi completed a one-year research fellowship as the recipient of the NIH/NIBIB T32 Training Grant. Following her residency, Dr. Kohi completed a Vascular and Interventional Radiology (VIR) fellowship and a second fellowship in Women’s Imaging at UCSF. She was recruited to stay on faculty at UCSF and served in multiple leadership positions, including Associate Program Director for the VIR residency and fellowship and Division Chief of Interventional Radiology.

Growing up, Dr. Kohi was fascinated by science and problem-solving. She interned at a local community hospital in San Francisco during high school and fell in love with clinical care and the magic behind medicine. She decided to pursue a career as a physician to help patients from various backgrounds and give back to her community. During medical school, she was drawn to procedural specialties. During her surgery rotation, she observed a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair performed through the endovascular approach— the most novel approach at that time. She was amazed by the elegance of the transarterial deployment of the AAA stent graft, the patient’s quick recovery, and speedy discharge from the hospital. This experience introduced her to the innovative field of Interventional Radiology. She then learned more about Diagnostic Radiology and was fascinated by the field’s central role in patient care and knew she wanted to be Radiologist.

In the field of Interventional Radiology, Dr. Kohi is an international leader. She is the Chair of the Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Foundation and serves on the SIR Board. She has held numerous leadership positions in the SIR, including Chair of the Development Division for the SIR Foundation, member of the SIR annual meeting committee, Scientific Chair for the 2022 SIR annual meeting, Chair of the Women in Interventional Radiology’s Governing Council, and Deputy Editor for the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR). She is a Past President of the Western Angiographic and Interventional Society (WAIS). She is a Vascular Interventional Advances Physicians board member and is the Program Chair for The Venous Endovascular Interventional Strategies (VEINS) meeting.

Specialty

Dr. Kohi is very passionate about women’s health and devotes her clinical time to managing patients with uterine abnormalities such as fibroids and adenomyosis. She also enjoys participating in the multi-disciplinary care of women with morbidly adherent placentas.

Research

Dr. Kohi’s research interest is in women’s health and interventions. Her research focuses on evaluating different minimally invasive treatment options for symptomatic uterine fibroids and adenomyosis, optimizing the management of patients presenting with morbidly adherent placenta, and evaluating sex-based differences in the presentation and outcomes of peripheral arterial disease.

Dr. Kohi firmly believes that today’s research builds tomorrow’s clinical practice. In her research, she has been able to demonstrate the utility of uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids. She has also helped create a multi-disciplinary treatment algorithm for patients with morbidly adherent placentas. Lastly, she was part of the early movement to demonstrate that women don’t have the same outcomes from peripheral arterial disease intervention. Her research has helped enhance the clinical care provided to female patients with various disease conditions.

Professional Interests

Dr. Kohi is very involved in education, having served as a past Associate Program Director. She enjoys educating trainees and colleagues through multiple national and international society meetings.

She has been recognized for her professional efforts and service with a distinction of Fellow of several societies, including the SIR, the Cardiovascular and Endovascular Society of Europe (CIRSE), and the American Heart Association (AHA).

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Kohi embodies a patient-centered care philosophy. While many interventions may work for a variety of patients, each patient is unique, and he/she ought to get the care that is ideal for him/her. She believes that clinical excellence can only be achieved if the patient is the sole focus of our actions.

In the News

• Maureen P. Kohi, MD, was featured in the October 15 issue of Interventional News, a major online news source for interventional radiology and related fields.
• UNC Radiology Faculty Implement and Publish Conservation Strategies to Navigate Iodinated Contrast Media Shortage
• Today’s research, tomorrow’s practice. How Maureen P. Kohi, MD, FSIR, wants to build the future of SIR Foundation