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James M. Kohler
( out of 30 reviews )

James M. Kohler, MD

Languages spoken: English
  • Specialties

    Patient Rating

    4.9 /5
    ( out of 30 reviews )

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    The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.

    Patient Comments

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    September 10, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    He is pleasant & comfortable to be with. His actions show he really cares about his patients. He didnt seem rushed or in a hurry although Im sure he is very busy. I dont have any doubts that he knows his profession well. I really like him!

    September 08, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    (Also posted above) Dr. Kohler will take all of the time needed to explain to his patients what is involved prior to and during complex surgical procedures. He is a good listener, very caring and has a great sense of humor. Although he constantly navigates between emergency surgeries at the Moran Eye Center, the U Emergency Department and follow-up appointments with patients, he is never rushed, and always takes the time to ensure his patients understand everything, answers all questions and manages expectations, putting everyone at ease. In summary, Dr. Kohler has a perfect mix of medical and people skills. For this reason, I highly recommend him.

    August 31, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Dr. Kohler was extremely concerned that I understood and was comfortable with the eye procedure. I felt totally confident in his expertise and care.

    July 11, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Great Sense of Humor and he was very Gentle with me!

    July 11, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    He was very Nice and friendly and had good bedside manner and the injection he gave him my eye was hardly felt it all he is the best

    July 09, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    Very caring

    July 03, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    He explains things in a way that is clear to me so I am not confused about.

    June 30, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    he did a great job

    June 28, 2023
    MORAN EYE CENTER

    I like him very much. I had no problem working with him he made me very relaxed and I was able to get along with him great.

  • Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences -Primary

    Education history

    Chief Resident Ophthalmology - University of Minnesota Medical School Chief Resident
    Ophthalmology - University of Minnesota Medical School Resident
    Internship Internal Medicine - University of Minnesota Medical School Intern
    Medicine - University of Minnesota Medical School M.D.
    Undergraduate Chemistry - St. Olaf College B.A.

    Selected Publications

    Journal Article

    1. Mundae R, Velez A, Sodhi GS, Belin PJ, Kohler JM, Ryan EH, Tang PH (2021). Trends in the Clinical Presentation of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Am J Ophthalmol, 237, 49-57. (Read full article)
    2. Kohler J, Tran TM, Sun S, Montezuma SR (2021). Teaching Smartphone Funduscopy with 20 Diopter Lens in Undergraduate Medical Education. Clin Ophthalmol, 15, 2013-2023. (Read full article)
    3. Vijayakumar V, Koozekanani DD, White R, Kohler J, Roychowdhury S, Parhi KK (2017). Artery/vein classification of retinal blood vessels using feature selection. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 2016, 1320-1323. (Read full article)
    4. Schwinefus JJ, Menssen RJ, Kohler JM, Schmidt EC, Thomas AL (2013). Quantifying the temperature dependence of glycine-betaine RNA duplex destabilization. Biochemistry, 52(51), 9339-46. (Read full article)
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