The 20 Best Endoscopy Doctors near Hastings, MN

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Last Updated: 09/26/2026

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MediFind found 15 doctor with experience in Endoscopy near Hastings, MN. Of these, 13 are Experienced and 1 are Advanced.

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    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Experienced in Endoscopy
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    Allina Health Hastings Clinic - Hastings Surgery Center

    1175 Nininger Road, 
    Hastings, MN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Christina Pieper-Bigelow is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Hastings, Minnesota. Dr. Pieper-Bigelow is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. She is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Painful Swallowing, Swallowing Difficulty, Benign Esophageal Stricture, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Pieper-Bigelow is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine,1991, 1988, Internal Medicine, and Gastroenterology. Dr. Pieper-Bigelow is currently accepting new patients.

    General Surgery
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Allina Health Hastings Clinic - Hastings Surgery Center

    1175 Nininger Road, 
    Hastings, MN 
     (1.0 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Julie Zachwieja is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Hastings, Minnesota. Dr. Zachwieja is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Gallbladder Disease, Anal Fissure, Juvenile Angiofibroma, and Endoscopy. Dr. Zachwieja is board certified in General Surgery and American Osteopathic Board Of Surgery,2023. Dr. Zachwieja is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Family Medicine

    United Hospital-Hastings Regina Campus

    1175 Nininger Rd, 
    Hastings, MN 
     (1.1 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Lon Peterson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Hastings, Minnesota. Dr. Peterson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Ogilvie Syndrome, Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase Deficiency, Properdin Deficiency, Hip Replacement, and Endoscopy. Dr. Peterson is currently accepting new patients.

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    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Family Medicine | Hospital Medicine
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Family Medicine | Hospital Medicine

    Allina Health Cottage Grove Clinic

    8611 West Point Douglas Road South, 
    Cottage Grove, MN 
     (6.5 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Arabic
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Walid Mikhail is a Hospital Medicine provider practicing medicine in Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Dr. Mikhail is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His clinical expertise encompasses Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE), Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Malabsorption, Pacemaker Implantation, and Ureteroscopy. Dr. Mikhail is board certified in Family Medicine, Addiction Medicine, American Board Of Preventive Medicine, and American Board Of Family Medicine,1990. Dr. Mikhail is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Transplant Surgery
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Transplant Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute - Woodbury

    8675 Valley Creek Road, 
    Woodbury, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English, Bantu, Shona
    Accepting New Patients

    Peter Zimbwa is a Transplant Surgeon practicing medicine in Woodbury, Minnesota. Dr. Zimbwa is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 7 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Zimbwa is board certified in 2011, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease, and American Board Of Internal Medicine,2012. Dr. Zimbwa is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Pediatric Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Pediatric Otolaryngology | Otolaryngology
    Referral may be required

    Allina Health Woodbury Clinic

    8675 Valley Creek Road, 
    Woodbury, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Ryan Mcmillan is a Pediatric Otolaryngologist and an Otolaryngologist practicing medicine in Woodbury, Minnesota. Dr. Mcmillan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Olfactory Neuroblastoma and Endoscopy. Dr. Mcmillan is board certified in American Board Of Otolaryngology - Head And Neck Surgery,2025 and Otolaryngology. Dr. Mcmillan is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    MNGI Digestive Health - Woodbury

    237 Radio Drive, 
    Woodbury, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Neil Phelan is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Woodbury, Minnesota. Dr. Phelan is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 2 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Gardner Syndrome, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Phelan is board certified in American Board Of Internal Medicine,2006 and Gastroenterology. Dr. Phelan is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    MNGI Digestive Health - Woodbury

    237 Radio Drive, 
    Woodbury, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Kevin Rank is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Woodbury, Minnesota. Dr. Rank is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Choledocholithiasis, Hepatitis, Crohn's Disease, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Rank is board certified in Gastroenterology and American Board Of Internal Medicine,2018. Dr. Rank is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    MNGI Digestive Health - Woodbury

    237 Radio Drive, 
    Woodbury, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Sean Teagarden is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Woodbury, Minnesota. Dr. Teagarden is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 1 other condition, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gardner Syndrome, Gastrectomy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Teagarden is board certified in Gastroenterology and American Board Of Internal Medicine,2018. Dr. Teagarden is currently accepting new patients.

    Advanced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Advanced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    Mngi Digestive Health-Eagan Endoscopy Center & Clinic

    1185 Town Centre Dr Ste 205, 
    Eagan, MN 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients
    Offers Telehealth

    Naresh Gunaratnam is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Eagan, Minnesota. Dr. Gunaratnam is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 23 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Barrett Esophagus, Colitis, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Endoscopy, and Colonoscopy. Dr. Gunaratnam is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Orthopedics
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Orthopedics
    Referral may be required

    Jack M Bert MD PA

    2025 Woodlane Dr, 
    Saint Paul, MN 
     (11.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Jack Bert is an Orthopedics provider practicing medicine in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Bert is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His clinical expertise encompasses Osteoarthritis, Arthritis, and Endoscopy. Dr. Bert is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    Office

    237 Radio Dr Ste 210, 
    Saint Paul, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Paul Vargo is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Vargo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 5 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Primary Biliary Cholangitis, Reynolds Syndrome, Alcoholic Cirrhosis, Endoscopy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Vargo is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    General Surgery
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    General Surgery
    Referral may be required

    Hudson Physicians S.C.

    8325 City Centre Dr Ste 140, 
    Saint Paul, MN 
     (12.7 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    John Shearen is a General Surgeon practicing medicine in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Shearen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. He is also highly rated in 11 other conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Choledocholithiasis, Familial Pancreatic Cancer, Hernia Surgery, and Gastrostomy. Dr. Shearen is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    Mngi Digestive Health-Eagan Endoscopy Center & Clinic

    1185 Town Centre Dr Ste 205, 
    Eagan, MN 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Douglas Nelson is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Eagan, Minnesota. Dr. Nelson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. His clinical expertise encompasses Angiodysplasia of the Colon, Esophagitis, Painful Swallowing, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Nelson is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Experienced in Endoscopy
    Gastroenterology
    Referral may be required

    Mngi Digestive Health-Eagan Endoscopy Center & Clinic

    1185 Town Centre Dr Ste 205, 
    Eagan, MN 
     (14.8 miles away)
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Sandra Denman is a Gastroenterologist practicing medicine in Eagan, Minnesota. Dr. Denman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Endoscopy. Her clinical expertise encompasses Gardner Syndrome, Turcot Syndrome, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, Gastrectomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Denman is currently accepting new patients.

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    Last Updated: 09/26/2026

    What is the definition of Endoscopy?

    Endoscopy is a way of looking inside the body using a flexible tube that has a small camera and light on the end of it. This instrument is called an endoscope.

    Small instruments can be inserted through an endoscope and used to:

    • Look more closely at an area inside the body
    • Take samples of abnormal tissues (biopsy)
    • Treat certain diseases
    • Remove tumors
    • Stop bleeding
    • Remove foreign bodies (such as food stuck in the esophagus, the tube that connects your throat to your stomach)

    When should I see an Endoscopy doctor near Hastings, 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 an Endoscopy doctor near Hastings, 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 Endoscopy doctors near Hastings, 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 Endoscopy doctors near Hastings, 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 an Endoscopy doctor near Hastings, 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 Endoscopy doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Endoscopy 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 an Endoscopy doctor near Hastings, 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 Endoscopy 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 Endoscopy 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 Endoscopy doctors near Hastings, MN?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Endoscopy 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 an Endoscopy doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Endoscopy 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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