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‘Oh, don’t go into interventional
radiology, there are no jobs in that.’
I realized that you must go for what
you want, not what people predict
the future to be..”
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SHE HAS PIONEERED THE LOCAL
USE OF A NEW PROCEDURE
IN INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY.
After medical school and residen-
cy, she opened three practices in the
greater New York City region. This
year, she became the first doctor
in the area to use Ellipsys, a new
minimally-invasive catheter-based
system approved for use on patients
with kidney failure, in a particular
vascular procedure. Using Ellipsys,
the formerly risky surgery can now be
performed in one day in her surgical
center, and the patient leaves with
just a Band-Aid. “I mean, it’s remark-
able,” says Koh. “They can recover
from the procedure in about an hour
and go about their day.”
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SHE HAS STARTED TWO
BANDS AND CHOREOGRAPHED
A MUSICAL.
Her music teacher was instru-
mental in her growth, she says. She
learned to be brave when perform-
ing on stage, which improved her
confidence. “My junior year, I cho-
reographed The Wizard of Oz, and
I was in five a cappella groups. It
helped me express myself.” Now her
whole family sings. Koh started two
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bands — Dangerous New Hive and
No Stories to Tell — with her hus-
band and extended family. “Usually
people get together and they eat, play
cards, watch TV. We do all that and
sing,” says Koh.
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HER FAMILY LIKES TO
TRAVEL THE WORLD.
Koh loves to ski, golf, go to musi-
cals and travel with her family. She
has two daughters, ages 17 and
15; their latest trips together have
been to Hawaii, Korea and Taiwan,
of which her husband, who is also a
doctor, is a native.
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SHE COACHES PEOPLE
ON LIVING LIFE TO THEIR
FULLEST POTENTIAL.
Koh is a life coach who con-
sults on human performance and
success. She helps clients handle
issues about relationships, time,
freedom, making money and more.
“I can really look back on my life
and see what has held me back,” she
says. “Everyone really has infinite
potential. Be brave and go for it, have
passion and want it, see it in your
mind first, and then strategize on
how to make it happen.” ■
HER DREAM IS TO HAVE HER
OWN PHYSICIAN FORUM
ON LEADERSHIP.
“My dream goal is to have my own
physician forum on leadership just
teaching about collaboration in the
medical field,” she says. “In medical
school, you really learn how to work
on your own, but you don’t learn
much about how to work collabora-
tively — that is, how you become
a great leader.” She says the best
way to become a better doctor is to
become aware and understanding
of others. “Everyone has a different
story and goes through different trau-
mas. We all have traumas,” says Koh.