The 20 Best COVID-19 Doctors Near Me in Rochester, MN

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The 20 Best COVID-19 Doctors near Rochester, MN

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 53 doctor with experience in COVID-19 near Rochester, MN. Of these, 47 are Experienced, 5 are Advanced and 1 are Distinguished.

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53 providers found
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Intensive Care Medicine

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Philippe Bauer is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Bauer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Interstitial Lung Disease, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Lung Metastases, and Endoscopy.

    Allan Jaffe
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology

    MN - Heart

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Allan Jaffe is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Jaffe is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia (IST), Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

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

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Patricio Escalante is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Escalante is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease, Bronchiectasis, and Lung Transplant.

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    Jacob Jentzer
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    MN - Heart

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Experience:
    18+ years
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jacob Jentzer is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Jentzer has been practicing medicine for over 18 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Cardiogenic Shock, Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Thrombectomy.

    Distinguished in COVID-19
    Pulmonary Medicine | Emergency Medicine
    Distinguished in COVID-19
    Pulmonary Medicine | Emergency Medicine

    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN 
     (1.2 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Croatian, Romanian, Serbo Croatian
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ognjen Gajic is a Pulmonary Medicine specialist and an Emergency Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Gajic is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, Cerebral Hypoxia, and COVID-19. Dr. Gajic is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    MN - Heart

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Virend Somers is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Somers is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Heart Failure, Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiac Ablation, and Adenoidectomy.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology

    MN - Heart

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Garvan Kane is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Kane is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Hypertension, Tricuspid Regurgitation, Angioplasty, and Aortic Valve Replacement.

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

    MN - Transplant Lung

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Cassie Kennedy is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Kennedy is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis Obliterans, Pneumomediastinum, Lung Transplant, and Angioplasty.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    MN - Heart

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharonne Hayes is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Hayes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Congenital Coronary Artery Malformation, Constrictive Pericarditis, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI).

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    Office

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Albosta is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Albosta is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Heart Block, Cardiac Tamponade, Infective Endocarditis, Tissue Biopsy, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Pediatric Cardiology

    MN - Heart Pediatric

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jonathan Johnson is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Johnson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Ebstein's Anomaly, Long QT Syndrome, Bicuspid Aortic Valve, Heart Transplant, and Stent Placement.

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

    MN - Transplant Lung

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Kelly Pennington is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Pennington is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Mycobacterium Avium Complex Infections, Pneumonia, Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Cardiology

    MN - Heart Carditis

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Steve Ommen is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Ommen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Bypass Surgery, and Heart Valve Repair.

    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester,, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Sharon Mulvagh is a Cardiologist in Rochester,, Minnesota. Dr. Mulvagh is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Menopause, and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

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

    Office

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Hilary Dubrock is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Dubrock is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Liver Failure, Angioplasty, and Lung Transplant.

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

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alice De Moraes is an Intensive Care Medicine provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. De Moraes is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Hypoxia, Pleural Effusion, Pleurisy, and Interstitial Lung Disease.

    Advanced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Zelalem Temesgen is an Infectious Disease provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Temesgen is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are COVID-19, Pneumonia, HIV/AIDS, and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

    Advanced in COVID-19
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | Allergy and Immunology | Pediatrics
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | Allergy and Immunology | Pediatrics

    Mayo Clinic-Rochester

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Anvi Joshi is a Pediatric Allergy and Immunologist and an Allergy and Immunologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Joshi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Common Variable Immune Deficiency, Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Chronic Granulomatous Disease, and Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID).

    Advanced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease
    Advanced in COVID-19
    Infectious Disease

    Office

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Elie Berbari is an Infectious Disease provider in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Berbari is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. His top areas of expertise are Osteomyelitis, Infectious Arthritis, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), Hip Replacement, and Knee Replacement.

    Patricia Pellikka
    Experienced in COVID-19
    Experienced in COVID-19

    MN - Heart

    200 1st St SW, 
    Rochester, MN 
     (0.4 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Patricia Pellikka is a Cardiologist in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Pellikka is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of COVID-19. Her top areas of expertise are Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aortic Regurgitation, Mitral Stenosis, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

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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 Rochester, MN?

    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 Rochester, MN?

    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 Rochester, MN?

    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 Rochester, MN?

    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 Rochester, MN?

    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 Rochester, MN?

    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 Rochester, MN?

    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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