Nikita Kohli

Nikita Kohli, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Surgery (Otolaryngology) at Yale School of Medicine and a physician at Yale New Haven Hospital. She specializes in voice, airway, and swallowing disorders, with advanced training in laryngology and neurolaryngology. Her clinical work focuses on treating professional voice users and expanding office-based treatments for ENT conditions to reduce the need for operating room interventions.

• Education: BA in Biological Sciences and Global Health from Northwestern University (2009); MD from University of Virginia (2013).
• Training: Residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center (2018); Fellowship at New York Center for Voice and Swallowing Disorders (2019).

Research interests include laryngeal dystonia, cough management, and post-COVID-19 laryngological outcomes. She collaborates with teams like the Yale Speech and Swallow Program and the Larynx Lab. Her work emphasizes patient-centered care and shared decision-making, leveraging minimally invasive techniques such as botulinum toxin injections and laser treatments.