Dr. Kelly Lynn Rood, MD

Dr. Kelly Rood is a cardiovascular disease specialist who focuses on caring for patients with heart conditions. She earned her medical degree from the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her residency training at the University of Minnesota Health Care System. With 22 years of experience treating cardiovascular patients, Dr. Rood brings extensive knowledge to her practice. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

Dr. Rood is affiliated with Phillips Eye Institute and Childrens St Paul Pediatric Hospital, with practice locations in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. She specializes in treating congenital heart disease and atrial septal defects, conditions where patients are born with structural heart problems. Dr. Rood also cares for patients experiencing respiratory failure, when the lungs cannot provide enough oxygen to the body. She performs therapeutic hypothermia, a specialized treatment that carefully controls body temperature to protect organs during critical medical …situations.