Dr. Jeffrey W. Gaver, MD, FACEP

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Get to know Internist & Emergency Physician Dr. Jeffrey W. Gaver, who serves patients in Phoenix, Arizona.

Attributing his success to hard work and a passion for community service, Dr. Gaver is an experienced internist & emergency physician. He works out of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix for Envision Healthcare. 

Holding an academic appointment, he is also a part-time Clinical Assistant Professor in the Center for Simulation and Innovation at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Gaver received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Minnesota. He completed a residency in small animal medicine and surgery at Purdue University. After practicing veterinary medicine for several years in the Oconomowoc, Wisconsin area, he became interested in international health.  

Through his Rotary club, he developed a project in Haiti and led several medical mission trips there. He received several awards and honors for his international service. Upon his return, he worked toward a Master of Public Health degree at the University of Minnesota and then entered medical school where he received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.  

Furthering his education, Dr. Gaver completed a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin where he served as chief resident.  After practicing emergency medicine for five years, he returned to Aurora Sinai Medical Center and completed a residency in internal medicine.  He then practiced primary care as an internist in Oconomowoc for twenty years, as well as worked as an internist at the Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center for two years.

Following retirement from full-time internal medicine in 2013, Dr. Gaver worked with Diversified Care as an Urgent Care Physician. In 2015, he moved to Sun City, Arizona. In January of 2015, he joined the medical staff of Health Services at Arizona State University (ASU). He served there as an urgent care and a primary care physician in student health for three years. He also worked with the Department of Animal Care Technology, providing medical consultation and occupational medicine services. 

After retiring from ASU, Dr. Gaver joined Med-Link, a division of Envision Health Care as a medical consultant for airline passengers who develop health emergencies during flight. He communicates with the flight crew through satellite phone to manage these problems. 

A Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP), the doctor is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards.

Furthermore, he is board-certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM). The ABIM is a physician-led, non-profit, independent evaluation organization driven by doctors who want to achieve higher standards for better care in a rapidly changing world.

For ten years, Dr. Gaver served as the Medical Director of the Milwaukee Mile Race track. He also served as the Medical Director of the Road America Race Track in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin for 22 years.

Internal medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases. Physicians specializing in internal medicine are called internists. They manage and prevent common and complex diseases by providing comprehensive care and promoting overall well-being.

Emergency medicine is the medical specialty concerned with the care of acute life-threatening illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients. They care for unscheduled and undifferentiated patients of all ages.

Throughout his career, Dr. Gaver flew weekly as flight physician at UW Med Flight in Madison, Wisconsin. He wrote a book about his flight adventures entitled “Fight Log, A Book About Life, And Sometimes Death.” Twenty years later, he wrote a second book recalling his flight experiences over the years. It is entitled “Epilogue, Stories of Hoping, Coping, Inspiration and Redemption.”  

Happily married, he lives in Sun City on Dawn Lake with his wife, Bonnie. He has two adult children. His hobbies are model railroading, creative writing, fishing, and auto racing, and he enjoys spending his summers in Wisconsin.

His favorite professional publications are Up to Date, Medscape, ACEP Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, The Journal of the American Medical Association, and The New England Journal of Medicine.

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