
Juan Manuel Tovar MD
Vice-President, Chief Operating Executive, Scripps Mercy Chula Vista
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435 H StChula Vista, CA 91910
Phone+1 619-691-7290
Fax+1 619-691-7432
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Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1996 - 2000
- University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1999 - 2006
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsImproving emergency department time to provider, left-without-treatment rates, and average length of stay.Ghazala Q. Sharieff, Lori Burnell, Matt Cantonis, Valerie Norton, Juan Tovar
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2013-09-01 - 18 citationsBehavioral risk factor and preventive health care practice survey of immigrants in the emergency department.David H. Jacobs, Juan M. Tovar, Oliver L. Hung, Mimi Kim, Philip Ye
Academic Emergency Medicine. 2002-06-01
Press Mentions
- 5 Years After COVID-19 Declared a Global Pandemic, Is San Diego Ready for the Next One?March 11th, 2025
- Chula Vista Hospitals Hit Hard by Flu Cases. ‘Influx of Patients Is Being Felt Across the System,’ County SaysJanuary 11th, 2025
- Scripps ER Doctor Pleads with Public to Stay Home for HolidaysDecember 28th, 2020
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Committees
- Chair/Chief of Staff, Medical Executive Committee 2013 - 2015
Other Languages
- Spanish, Portuguese
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