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Kaohinani J. Longwolf
( out of 37 reviews )

Kaohinani J. Longwolf, MD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Cardiovascular Center

Cardiovascular Center
50 N Medical Dr
Salt Lake City , UT 84132

Farmington Health Center

165 N. University Ave.
Farmington , UT 84025

Primary Children's Hospital

Pediatric Hospital Medicine
100 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113

South Jordan Health Center

5126 West Daybreak Parkway
South Jordan , UT 84009

Kaohinani Longwolf, MD, is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon with a special interest in pediatric and adult aortic surgery including the treatment of genetic aortopathies, pediatric vascular surgery, and popliteal entrapment.

Dr. Longwolf's research interests include complex aortic treatments and VenoValve treatments - a surgically implanted solution being developed for the treatment of deep venous Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI).

Dr. Longwolf attended medical school at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, and completed her general surgery residency at the University of Tennessee, Nashville. There she received extensive experience in vascular surgery including open aortic surgery prompting her current clinical interests. She completed a specialized vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Utah. There she expanded her clinical experience and exposure to the full spectrum of vascular disease.

In her spare time, Dr. Longwolf is a big fan of food, travel, and fun with the family.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Surgery (Sub: Vascular Surgery)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)

Patient Rating

Patients consistently praise Dr. Longwolf for clear, patient-centered communication, noting she explains conditions and treatment plans in understandable terms and often uses diagrams to aid understanding. Reviewers describe her as knowledgeable, thorough, and confident while also compassionate and approachable, taking time to listen and answer questions. Many highlight that her explanations and advocacy put them at ease and help them feel well cared for.

Generated via Patient Reviews

4.9 /5
( out of 37 reviews )

The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers. The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.


Apr 01, 2026
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

Dr. Longwolf puts you at ease with good or bad news. She is gifted at explaining what happened and what to expect going forward in lamen terms with confidence and kindness.

Apr 01, 2026
SOUTH JORDAN HEALTH CENTER

She is awesome. I feel confident in her care.

Feb 06, 2026
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Longwolf is awesome! I appreciated her kindness and compassion. She is very knowledgeable. Likely if you are seeing her you are headed to surgery. She put my mind at ease knowing she has the skill and confidence. I went in apprehensive and left feeling at peace. I am also in the medical profession and get to experience both sides of things. I absolutely will be referring any patients to her that need her expertise. The other feeling I got was that she is a real person. Not an arrogant surgeon, I know plenty of them. She is relatable in a way that any patient she comes in contact feels like they are importantly het. 10/10!

Jan 22, 2026
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

I could tell she was in a hurry and was nothing like she was a year ago. Last year very concerned, this year not so much!

Jan 15, 2026
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

see what I previously wrote in the survey

Dec 24, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. longwolf is such a smart doctor with so much knowledge she has much compassion she gets in and she gets the job done but she always makes sure you're feeling well

Nov 06, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Very good doctor !!

Oct 03, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She's explains situations well and doesn't make you feel rushed. I high may recommend her as a vascular surgeon.

Oct 02, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She is a phenomenal physician! Her confidence and knowledge made trusting her with my son's care easy. She explains things in a way that make it super understandable. She truly cares about her patients and has been a huge advocate for him to get the best care possible! So grateful for the amazing care she took of my son!

Sep 20, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Longwolf was very informative, explained things to me in a way I could understand. Even helped with diagrams. Highly recommend!!

Sep 20, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr. Longwood is amazing. She is knowledgeable, thorough, precise, and considerate. She always makes time to answer my questions, be sure l understand her response and know what our long term treatment plan looks like.

Sep 19, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Great doctor who makes sure you understand what's going on with your health.

Aug 31, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

She is very smart

Aug 03, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr Longwolf explained my situation so it was easily understood. She talked to me, not at me. I was truly impressed with Dr Longwolf.

May 20, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr Longwolf is genuinely dedicated to help me with my vein problem and explains the steps in a way that I understand, but don't feel "talked down to".

Feb 28, 2025
UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Dr Longwolf is a great person and Doctor, I want to thank her for explaining to me so I understand everything. She is Great!

Nov 10, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Great vascular surgeon. Very caring & understanding. Gave me better explanations on everything than earlier physicians

Jan 23, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Longwolf was great. She spend time before my appointment getting to know my medical history and explained everything fully letting me know things my other doctors never have.

Jan 12, 2024
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr. Longwolf really rocks in her ability to explain your health condition. The drawing she made helped so much in my understanding at what problem I had a why she recommended the next steps. Her follow though was the same day to!

Dec 13, 2023
UH HOSPITALS AND CLINICS

Dr Longwolf was direct, personable and informative. I appreciate the time she gave to reviewing my records and sharing her assessments. The whiteboard drawing was visually beneficial to better understanding of my issues. She understood my anxieties and was patient with my questions.


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Kaohinani Longwolf, MD, is a fellowship-trained vascular surgeon with a special interest in pediatric and adult aortic surgery including the treatment of genetic aortopathies, pediatric vascular surgery, and popliteal entrapment.

Dr. Longwolf's research interests include complex aortic treatments and VenoValve treatments - a surgically implanted solution being developed for the treatment of deep venous Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI).

Dr. Longwolf attended medical school at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, and completed her general surgery residency at the University of Tennessee, Nashville. There she received extensive experience in vascular surgery including open aortic surgery prompting her current clinical interests. She completed a specialized vascular surgery fellowship at the University of Utah. There she expanded her clinical experience and exposure to the full spectrum of vascular disease.

In her spare time, Dr. Longwolf is a big fan of food, travel, and fun with the family.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Surgery -Assistant Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Vascular Surgery
Board Certification
American Board of Surgery (Sub: Vascular Surgery)
American Board of Surgery (Sub: General Surgery)

Education history

Undergraduate Biology - Community College of Aurora A.S.
Undergraduate Biology - Metropolitan State University of Denver
Undergraduate Pre-Medical Studies - Arizona State University
Professional Medical Medicine - University of Arizona College of Medicine ¿ Phoenix M.D.
Residency General Surgery - University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine ¿ Nashville Resident
Chief Resident General Surgery - University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine ¿ Nashville Chief Resident
Fellowship Vascular Surgery - University of Utah School of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Brooke BS, Rosenfeld E, Horns JJ, Sarfati MR, Kraiss LW, Griffin CL, Das R, Longwolf KJ, Johnson C (2024). Increased Risk of Acute Aortic Events following COVID-19 and Influenza Respiratory Viral Infections. Annals of vascular surgery, 109, 225-231.
  2. Brooke BS, Rosenfeld E, Horns JJ, Sarfati MR, Kraiss LW, Griffin CL, Das R, Longwolf KJ, Johnson C (2024). Increased Risk of Acute Aortic Events following COVID-19 and Influenza Respiratory Viral Infections. Annals of vascular surgery, 109, 225-231.
  3. Longwolf KJ, Johnson CE, Horns JJ, Hotaling JM, Brooke B (2023). Exogenous Testosterone Replacement Therapy Is Associated with Increased Risk for Vascular Graft Infections Among Hypogonadal Men. Annals of vascular surgery, 97, 113-120.