The 20 Best COVID-19 Doctors Near Me in Gainesville, FL

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The 20 Best COVID-19 Doctors near Gainesville, FL

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 89 doctor with experience in COVID-19 near Gainesville, FL. Of these, 82 are Experienced and 7 are Advanced.

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    Hiren Mehta
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Hiren Mehta is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Mehta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Endoscopy, and Gastrostomy.

    Ibrahim Faruqi
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Pulmonary-Medical Specialties-Medical Plaza

    1549 Gale Lemerand Dr, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ibrahim Faruqi is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Faruqi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, Tissue Biopsy, and Gastrostomy.

    Cornelius Clancy
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease

    University Of Florida Health Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cornelius Clancy is an Infectious Disease provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Clancy is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Legionnaire Disease, Pneumonia, and COVID-19.

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    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrew Bryant is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Bryant is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Cerebral Hypoxia, Pulmonary Fibrosis, and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    Nf/Sg Veterans Health System

    1601 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville,, FL 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    David Winchester is a Cardiologist in Gainesville,, Florida. Dr. Winchester is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Specialties-Medical Plaza

    1549 Gale Lemerand Dr, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Jorge Lascano is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Lascano is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Subcutaneous Emphysema, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD), Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, and Lung Transplant.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    UF Health Pulmonary - Medical Specialties - Medical Plaza

    1549 Gale Lemerand Dr, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ali Ataya is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Ataya is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis, Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Lung Transplant, and Fasciotomy.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Pulmonary-Medical Specialties-Medical Plaza

    1549 Gale Lemerand Dr, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cesar Trillo is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Trillo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Pulmonary Aspergilloma, and Bone Marrow Aspiration.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Pulmonary-Medical Specialties-Medical Plaza

    1549 Gale Lemerand Dr, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Adam Austin is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Austin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Pleural Effusion, Blastomycosis, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Pneumomediastinum, and Gastrostomy.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Pulmonary-Medical Specialties-Medical Plaza

    1549 Gale Lemerand Dr, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Divya Patel is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Patel is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Neurosarcoidosis, Sarcoidosis, and Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Internal Medicine

    Celal Erbay, M.D.

    7109 NW 11th Pl Ste B, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (3.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Celal Erbay is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Erbay is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Rickets, End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Osteomalacia, Colonoscopy, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Erbay is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in COVID-19
    Thoracic Surgery
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Thoracic Surgery

    UF Health Heart Transplant - Heart & Vascular Hospital

    1505 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Giles Peek is a Thoracic Surgeon in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Peek is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), Parapneumonic Pleural Effusion, Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), Heart Transplant, and Lung Transplant.

    Advanced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ramez Halaseh is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Halaseh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Lung Agenesis, and Tracheitis.

    Juan M. Aranda
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology | Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

    Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc

    1600 Sw Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Juan Aranda is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Aranda is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Arrhythmias, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy. Dr. Aranda is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in COVID-19
    Internal Medicine
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Internal Medicine

    Nf/Sg Veterans Health System

    1601 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.6 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Imran Aziz is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Aziz is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), Malabsorption, Celiac Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Nicole Iovine is an Infectious Disease provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Iovine is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Flu, and Dengue Fever.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Family Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Deepa Borde is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Borde is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Headache, Fecal Impaction, Sepsis, and Lymphangitis.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kartik Cherabuddi is an Infectious Disease provider in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Cherabuddi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, HIV/AIDS, Osteomyelitis, and Myelitis.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Internal Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Internal Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Roland-austin Federico is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Federico is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Herpes Zoster Oticus, COVID-19, Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C), and Sepsis.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Family Medicine

    Uf Health Medical Lab-Shands Hospital

    1600 SW Archer Rd, 
    Gainesville, FL 
     (1.3 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Dale Taylor is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Gainesville, Florida. Dr. Taylor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Sepsis, Apoplexy, Acute Kidney Failure, and Peptic Ulcer.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of COVID-19?

    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that causes fever, coughing, and shortness of breath, but many other symptoms can occur. COVID-19 is caused by a highly infectious virus. Most people get mild to moderate illness. Older adults and people with certain health conditions are at high risk for severe illness and death. More than one million people in the United States have died from COVID-19.

    When should I see a COVID-19 doctor near Gainesville, FL?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a COVID-19 doctor near Gainesville, FL?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank COVID-19 doctors near Gainesville, FL?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by COVID-19 doctors near Gainesville, FL?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a COVID-19 doctor near Gainesville, FL?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the COVID-19 doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different COVID-19 doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a COVID-19 doctor near Gainesville, FL?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my COVID-19 doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my COVID-19 doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female COVID-19 doctors near Gainesville, FL?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the COVID-19 doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a COVID-19 doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the COVID-19 doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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