Background
Kovarik, Joseph Lewis was born on September 16, 1927 in Omaha.
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Joseph Lewis Kovarik
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Student, Creighton U., 1944; student, Control Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 1945; student, Brown U., 1945-1946; Doctor of Medicine, U. Nebraska, 1950.
Career
Intern, University of Illinois Research and Ednl. Hospitals, Chicago, 1950-1951;
resident in general surgery, St. Francis Hospital, Peoria, Illinois, 1951-1953;
resident in general surgery, Presbyterian Hospital, Chicago, 1953-1955;
resident in thoracic surgery, Chicago State Tuberculosis Sanitarium, 1955;
resident in thoracic surgery, Veterans Administration Hospital., Hines, Illinois, 1956;
fellow in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, 1957;
private practice surgery, Englewood, Colorado. Active staff Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Denver.
Staff St. Joseph Hospital, Denver. Consultant in thoracic surgery Veterans Administration Hospital., Albuquerque, 1961-1966. Consultant in surgery Colorado Eastern State Hospital, Pueblo, Colorado, 1960-1980.
Attending in thoracic surgery Veterans Administration Hospital., Denver, 1959-1985. Assistant clinical professor.surgery U. Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, 1965-1976, associate clinical professor, 1976-1987, clinical professor surgery, since 1987. Staff surgeon Gates Medical Clinic, Denver, 1973-1993.
Achievements
Membership
President Colorado division American Cancer Society, 1981-1983, advising committee, since 1986, Executive Committee, 1965-1986). Board directors, chairman professional advising committee Cmty. Homemaker Svc., Denver, 1964-1968.
Vice president, chairman medical advising committee Colorado Cystic Fibrosis Association, 1964-1969. Surgical review committee Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Colorado, 1981-1988, consultant, since 1988. Board of Governors QuaLife Wellness Cmty., Denver, 1988-1991;board directors Denver Boys, Inc., 1992-1993.
Health care administrative advisory board Denver Technology College, since 1993. Physician advisor Colorado Foundation Medical Care, since 1988. With United States Naval Air Corps, 1945-1946.
Member American College of Surgeons (Board of Governors 1979-1985, Colorado chapter president 1976-1977), American Medical Association, Southwestern Surgical Congress (president 1986-1987), Denver Medical Society (president 1969-1970, chairman of the board of trustees 1970-1971), Colorado Medical Society (delegate 1982-1985), Rush Surgical Society (president 1989-1990), Western Thoracic Surgical Association, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Western Surgical Association, American College Chest Physicians, Colorado Trudeau Society, American Thoracic Society, Denver Academy Surgery (board directors 1985-1986), Rotary.
Connections
M. Delores Marie Casey, June 20, 1953. Children: Jane Ann, Joseph Edward, Patricia Marie, James John, Karen Rose, Kenneth Michael.
