Resident Physician
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LT Matthew A. Tovar, MD (MC, USN), is currently a PGY1 Emergency Medicine Resident at Navy Medical Center, Portsmouth. He earned his Medical Degree in 2023 from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Tovar has contributed to various areas of medical research, including adult and pediatric combat trauma epidemiology, collegiate EMS system disaster readiness, and the application of Virtual/Extended Reality to enhance disaster and mass casualty preparedness. He envisions a future as a dually trained Emergency Medicine physician and ICU specialist with particular focus on austere and disaster medicine.