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Dr. Jeffrey W. Gaver, MD, FACEP

Emergency Physician

5/5(2)
13801 N Lakeshore Pt Sun City AZ, 85351
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Dr. Gaver specializes in Acute Care and Primary Care with board certifications in Emergency and Internal Medicine.  He serves as a race track physician, and in that capacity provides emergency services to the racers and the spectators at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Dr. Jeffrey W. Gaver received a veterinary medical degree (DVM) 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 MPH (Masters in Public Health) degree at the University of Minnesota and then entered medical school and received his medical degree (MD) from the University of Wisconsin Madison.  He 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 internist in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin for twenty years. He also worked for two years as an internist at the Aurora Sheboygan Medical Center.  Throughout his career, he 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.  Gaver was the Medical Director of the Milwaukee Mile Race track for ten years.   He also served as Medical Director of the Road America Race Track in Elkhart Lake Wisconsin for 22 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 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.  He actively teaches Advanced Life Support classes.  He interacted through clinical mentoring and lecturing with the MAYO internal medicine residents that rotate through the student Clinic in the Young Adult Medicine Rotation.  Additionally, he was chairman of the Pandemic Medical Sub-committee for ASU. After retiring from ASU, he 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. He works out of Banner University Medical Center Department of Emergency Medicine for Envision Healthcare.  He is a part time clinical Assistant Professor in the Center for Simulation and Innovation at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix.  His hobbies are model railroading, fishing, and writing.  He has two adult children. He lives in Sun City on Dawn Lake with his wife, Bonnie. He spends his summers in Wisconsin Working at Road America Race Track in Elkhart Lake, WI and with Urgent Care facilities in North Eastern Wisconsin.

Education and Training

University of Minnesota BS Undesignated 1968

University of Minnesota DVM (Veterinary School) 1970

Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi 1987

Board Certification

Emergency MedicineAmerican Board of Emergency MedicineABEM

Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM

Provider Details

Male English

Expert Publications

Data provided by the National Library of Medicine

Areas of expertise and specialization

Aeromedical Flight Physician; Race Track Physician, Emergency Medical Specialist, ACLS, BLS, PALS, and ATLS Instructor and an Internal Medicine Specialist with Zoonotic Diseases

Faculty Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor Innovation & Simulation Center University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix 2021 - Present

Awards

  • SCCA Meritorious Service Award for Medical Care of Race competitors and Spectators- 2016 GOVERNER’S CUP –ROAD AMERICA June 27, 2010 2016 Sports Car Club of America 
  • Road America Governors Cup 2010 Road America Board of Directors 
  • WARREN CONEN, MD AWARD for the resident who most typified the physician as healer 1988 Aurora Sinai Medical-CTR 
  • GIBBS ZAUFT AWARD for the UW Medical School senior who showed the most compassion in the care of his patients 1987 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine 
  • H. JAMES SALACH AWARD for scholarship in primary medical care 1985 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine 
  • SEEDS OF HOPE AWARD from Rotary International District #645 for international service 1985 Rotary district 626 
  • ROTARY INTERNATIONAL PAUL HARRIS FELLOW 1982 Rotary International 
  • OCONOMOWOC JAYCEES OUTSTANDING YOUNG MAN OF THE YEAR 1982 Oconomowoc Jaycees 
  • WISCONSIN STATE VETERINARIAN OF THE YEAR FOR 1980 (February 1981) 1981 Wisconsin Veterinarian association 
  • OCONOMOWOC LEGION BAND CIVIC AWARD For Community Service (August 1982) 1982 Oconomowoc Legion Band 
  • OCONOMOWOC TOWN AND COUNTRY YMCA LAYMAN OF THE YEAR 1974 Oconomowoc YMCA 

Professional Memberships

  • American Board of Emergency Medicine  
  • American Medical Association  
  • American Board of Internal Medicine  
  • American College of Emergency Physicians  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

  • Founder of Ventures in People Foundation, Inc, a community building 501 C3 organization and medical group in Mirebalais, Haiti

Treatments

  • Emergency Services

Professional Affiliations

  • ABEM, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Board of Internal Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha academic honor society, American Heart Association Instructor for ACLS, BLS, PALS. ATLS instructor for the American College of Surgeons; Ordained Deacon in the Southern Baptist Church

Teaching and speaking

  • Advanced Life Support Instructors, American Heart Association; CPR Solutions Arizona, University of Arizona Center for Innovation and Simulation, ATLS for the American College of Surgeons

Areas of research

I am also a Wisconsin licensed veterinarian and do work with diseases transmissible to humans from animals (Zoonoses), and parasitology

Dr. Jeffrey W. Gaver, MD, FACEP's Practice location

13801 N Lakeshore Pt -
Sun City, AZ 85351
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Road America

N7390 Hwy. 67 -
Elkhart Lake, WI 53020
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New patients: 262-569-2950
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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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