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Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD

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Specializes in: Urgent Care and Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine (2005)

2500 Como Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55108

(952) 853-8800

Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD is an urgent care doctor in Apple Valley, MN specializing in urgent care and undersea and hyperbaric medicine. He graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine in 2005 and has 20 years of experience. Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD is affiliated with HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC.

Office Locations

Address:

15350 English Avenue
Apple Valley, MN 55124

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Address:

2500 Como Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55108

Address:

3930 Northwoods Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112

Address:

640 Jackson Street Regions Hospital, Mc11102f
Saint Paul, MN 55101

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"We tried to set up our risk maps so they aren't dependent on how many people use it, although that contributes to them," said Bjorn Westgard, an emergency physician at Regions Hospital and...”—"COVID-19 tracking app gathers data from over 52,000 U.S. neighborhoods", The Minnesota Daily , August 2024

“Little more than two weeks ago, paramedics informed Dr. Bjorn Westgard that every medical bed in the metro was full and there was no place within a short drive to send emergency room patients.”—"Citing COVID surge, HealthPartners says 90 percent of its hospital beds are full", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, November 2020

“The need for extra ambulances is one of several examples of how COVID-19 is stressing the state's health care system, said Dr. Bjorn Westgard, an emergency medicine physician with Bloomington-based...”—"Minnesota to get 25 staffed ambulances from FEMA for help with COVID-19 surge", Star Tribune, November 2020

emergency care	145
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	139

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

emergency care	143
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	168

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	18
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

emergency care	221
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	159

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	252

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	116
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	50
Less than 65	328

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

emergency care	228
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	123

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	20
Less than 65	168

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

emergency care	227
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	205

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	18
Less than 65	174

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

emergency care	172
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	121

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	50
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	16
Less than 65	125

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

emergency care	231
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	170

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	34
Less than 65	113

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	54
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	42
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

emergency care	188
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	90

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	35
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

emergency care	398
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	137

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD treated as an urgent care doctor in Apple Valley, MN were emergency care.

emergency care	217

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	155
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	19
75 to 84	30
Less than 65	125
65 to 74	55

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine (2005)

Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Bjorn Christopher Westgard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novadaq Technologies Inc.	$83 DERMACELL $83

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$83

Biography

Dr. Bjorn Westgard, who practices in Saint Paul, MN, Arden Hills, MN, and Apple Valley, MN, is a medical specialist in undersea and hyperbaric medicine and urgent care. His education and training includes medical school at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Medicine and residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. Dr. Westgard (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Wolof and French. According to HealthPartners, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in.