Ted R. Kohler, M.D.
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Professor
Faculty Appointments:
University of Washington, Professor, 1996-present.
Seattle University, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Science and Engineering, 1992-present.
Associate Professor, University of Washington, 1988-96.
Assistant Professor, University of Washington, 1983-88.
Education:
Fellowships: University of Washington, Trauma and Burn, 1978-79.
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Vascular, 1982-83.
Residency: Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1977-78. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1979-82.
M.D. Degree: Harvard Medical School, 1976.
Board Certified: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1976.
American Board of Surgery, 1984; recertified 1993.
Special Qualifications in General Vascular Surgery, 1988; recertified
1996.
Clinical Interests:
- Peripheral vascular surgery
- Dialysis access surgery
- Epidemiology
Research Interests:
- Study of dialysis access failure using a sheep model
- Epidemiology of peripheral vascular disease
- Effect of thrombosis on arterial healing after injury
- Flow effects on intimal hyperplasia
- Arterial graft healing
download Annual Research Report 
Selected Publications:
Gibson KD, Caps MT, Kohler TR, Hatsukami TS, Gillen DL, Aldassy M, Sherrard DJ, Stehman-Brenn CO. Assessment of a Policy to Reduce Placement of Prosthetic Hemodialysis Access. Kid Int 59:2335, 2001.
Gibson KD, Stehman-Brenn CO, Kohler TR. Use of the vascular diagnostic laboratory in improving the success of angioaccess procedures. Sem Vasc Surg 14:222, 2001.
Gibson KD, Gillen DL, Caps MT, Kohler TR, Sherrard DJ, Stehman-Breen CO. Vascular access and incidence of revisions: A comparison of prosthetic grafts, simple autogenous and venous transposition fistulas from the United States Renal Data System Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Study. J Vasc Surg 34:694-700, 2001.
Kohler TR, Toleikis PM, Gravett DM, Avelar RL. Inhibition of Neointimal Hyperplasia in a Sheep Model of Dialysis Access Failure with the Bioabsorbable Vascular Wrap™ Paclitaxel Eluting Mesh. J Vasc Surg, in press, 2007.
reviewed 3/07