Jay LanceKovarMDFACEP

Emergency Medicine • Spring, TX

Chief Medical Officer EM Integer Medicial Director PHI Air Medical Texas

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Office
163 purple slate place
Spring, TX 77381
Phone+1 281-799-0719

Fax+1 936-321-1119
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Summary

Dr Kovar is a board certified emergency physician and has worked locally at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital, Tomball Regional Medical Center, St Luke’s Community Medical Center The Woodlands, First Choice ER, and past Medical Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Conroe Regional Medical Center, Conroe, Texas. He has served as the Director of the Montgomery County Hospital District EMS and now PHI Air Medical EMS for Texas;
Dr Kovar has been a key contributor to the Acute Cardiac Care program at Conroe Regional Medical Center, as well has having begun Montgomery County’s first Acute Stroke Treatment Center and Level III Trauma Center.

He has been Principle Investigator and author for numerous clinical investigations for innovation in EMS and Emergency Care. MCHD EMS has been recognized by the Texas Department of Health as Public Service Provider of the Year 2002 and by the National Association of EMS Physicians as the Showcase Service Award for 2003.

Dr Kovar was presented the 2008 Emergency Physician of the Year by the Greater Houston EMS Council for his efforts at promoting Emergency Medicine in the area and EMS education. In 2009 and 2011 he was selected into America's Top Emergency Physicians for 2009 by the Consumers' Research Council of America.
Current additions to these tasks include the production of critical care protocols for Sepsis and Psychiatric emergencies and organized a mutlidisciplinary approach to prescription abuse issues by physicians and patients for our area.

Education & Training

Henry Ford HospitalChief Residency, Emergency Medicine, 1991 - 1992
Henry Ford HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1989 - 1992
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1992 - 2026
WA State Medical License 2019 - 2023
MI State Medical License 1989 - 2023
SC State Medical License 2018 - 2023
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2023
LA State Medical License 2018 - 2022
AR State Medical License 2002 - 2022
MD State Medical License 2021 - 2022
AZ State Medical License 2019 - 2022
NM State Medical License 2022 - 2022
KY State Medical License 2018 - 2021
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2014
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Physician of the Month Tomball Regional Medical Center, 2011
America's Top Emergency Physicians Consumers' Research Council of America, 2009, 2011
Emergency Physician of the Year Greater Houston EMS Council, 2008
NAEMSP Showcase Service Award MCHD EMS, 2003
Texas Department of Health, Public Service Provider of the Year MCHD EMS, 2002
Outstanding Contribution Award MCHD, 2001
Texas EMS Medical Director of the Year Nominee 2001
Medal of Academic Contribution Wroclaw University, 2000
Special Teaching Contribution-Family Practice Residency Program UTMB, 1999
Outstanding Teacher/ Contribution EM Nurse Practitioner Program UT, 1996
Outstanding Contribution EM Residency Recognition UT, 1994
Outstanding Clinical Teaching Award UTHSC, 1993
Outstanding Medical Student Award ACEP, 1989
Alpha Omega Alpha National Medical Honor Society 1988
Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre Medical Honor Society 1980
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society Victoria College, 1979
Deans List Victoria College, 1978
Fellow American College of Emergency Physicians
Certificate of Appreciation-Houston Class of 2000 UTHSC
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prehospital care of acute myocardial infarction: a review.
Asit R. Gokli, Jay L. Kovar, Terry Kowalenko, Richard M Nowak> ;Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal. 1991 Jan 1

Journal Articles

Alternate Route: The Humerus Bone-a Viable Option for IO Access
Kovar, J; Gillum, L, Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 1/1/2010
Reducing time to first cardiac marker results by integrating pre-hospital and Emergency Department protocols
Shumaker, S; Kovar, J; Mifflin, K, Journal of Emergency Nursing, 1/1/2009
Clinical evaluation of a novel intraosseous device for adults: prospective, 250-patient, multi-center trial
Davidoff J, Fowler R, Gordon D, Klein G, Kovar J, et al, Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 1/1/2005
Powered intraosseous access in the out-of hospital setting
Gillum L, Kovar J, Journal of Emergency Medical Services, 1/1/2005
Blood Lead Screening Among Children Seen in Urban Emergency Centers
Kozinetz C. Endom E. Koerner C, Kovar J, Ambulatory Child Health, 1/1/1997
Managed Care Gatekeeping, Emergency Medicine Coding and Insurance Reimbursement Outcomes for 1000 Emergency Department visits
Young GP. Ellis J, Yee C, Kovar J, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1997
A Trial Study to Examine Alcohol Prevalence in Job-Related Injuries Presenting to the Emergency Department
Kovar JL, Larsen ID, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1994
A Study of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department During Office Hours in Three Emergency Centers
Applewhite AJ, Weltge AF, Larsen LD, Kovar JL, Academic Emergency Medicine, 1/1/1994
Analysis of Motor-Vehicle Accidents and Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)
Wainscot BI, Larsen I.D. Kovar JL, Prehospital and Disaster Medicine, 1/1/1994
Effects of MAST on Cerebral and Coronary Perfusion Pressures during Human CPR
Kovar JL, Rivers EP. Marlin G, et al, Critical Care Medicine, 1/1/1992
PreHospital Care Of Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Review
Golkli A, Kovar JL, Kowalenko T, et al, Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal, 1/1/1991
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Books/Book Chapters

Essentials of Emergency Medicine.
Chapter: Meningitis and Encephalitis.
Kovar JLEditors: Rund, Barkin, Rosen, & Sternbach.CV Mosby, St Louis, MOEdition 2nd,1996
Critical Decisions in Emergency Medicine, Volume XI, No 3
Chapter: Managing Pediatric Traumatic Injuries.
Kovar JLEditors: JS Surpure.ACEP Publication1996

Abstracts/Posters

Reducing Time to Decision in Non ST Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) by Using Pre-Hospital Point of Care Cardiac Biomarkers,
Jay L Kovar, MD, FACEP; Kevin Mifflin, LP; Sharla Shumaker, RN; Lee Gillum, LP; Marie Craig, RN; Judy Heng, CMT, Society of Chest Pain Centers and Providers annual congress, Nashville, TN, 1/1/2007
Reducing Time to Decision in Non ST Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) by Using Pre-Hospital Point of Care Cardiac Biomarkers,
Jay L Kovar, MD, FACEP; Kevin Mifflin, LP; Sharla Shumaker, RN; Lee Gillum, LP; Marie Craig, RN; Judy Heng, CMT, NAEMSP Research Presentation, 1/1/2007

Lectures

EMTALA
Austin, TX - 1/1/2014
Hemodynamic Changes in Patients Receiving Ketamine
1/1/2012
Adverse Effects following prehospital Use of Ketamine by Paramedics.
1/1/2012
Psychiatric Emergencies
1/1/2012
Procedural Sedation
1/1/2011
Laboratory Evaluation in the ER Setting
Galveston, TX - 1/30/2009
Ketamine use in EMS
Galveston, TX - 1/11/2009
Post Resuscitation Care for EMS
Galveston, TX - 1/11/2009
Post Resuscitation Care for Emergency Physicians
San Antonio, TX - 1/3/2009
Therapeutic Hypothermia in Post Resuscitation Care
Austin, TX - 1/1/2009
Inducing Hypothermia
Woodlands, TX - 1/28/2008
State of the Art STEMI management
Woodlands, TX - 1/28/2008
Hypothermia in Post Resuscitation Care
Methodist Dallas Medical Center - 1/21/2008
Current Controversies and Clinical Advances in Cardiac Care
Dallas, TX - 1/15/2007
EMTALA Review for the Emergency Physician
Dallas, TX - 1/14/2007
Acute Myocardial Infarction: Interventions and Opportunities
Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Milwaukee, MI; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; S - 1/1/2007
Rapid Coronary Reperfusion: Fibrinolytic approach to ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
1/20/2006
Sports Injuries
Victoria, TX - 1/14/2006
Evaluation and Management of Spinal Cord Trauma and Shock
Victoria, TX - 1/27/2005
Advice for the New and Not So New EMS Medical Director
Boston, MA - 1/14/2003
Ambulance Rallies and Competitions
Boston, MA - 1/14/2003
Comparison of Provider Actions in a Trauma Scenario Involving Crush Syndrome at an International EMS Competition
1/1/2003
Combination of EMS and ED Cardiac Protocols Improves Quality of Care Parameters in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
1/1/2002
Acute Coronary Syndrome: ED management and new treatment options.
1/1/2002
EMS Challenges Houston Flood 2001
Jesinik, Czech Republic - 1/1/2002
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Other

Three Hole Punch” Approach to Management of Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
Marian P. Moon, Jay L. Kovar, Ryan Lewis, Allen Sims, American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency medical Services- Prehospital Care Section Newsle
1/1/2012

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

CHRISTUS Southeast Texas Hospital - St. ElizabethBeaumont, Texas
Aiken Regional Medical CentersAiken, South Carolina
St. Luke's Health - The Woodlands HospitalConroe, Texas
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston, Texas