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| Dr. Jan Kovacic |
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Dr. Jan Kovacic has been a pioneer in the field of veterinary emergency and critical care. He attended Dartmouth College as an undergraduate and the University of Minnesota for his doctorate in veterinary medicine. In 1977 he started the first emergency clinic in the state of Wisconsin that grew to become the first 24-hour critical care center in the United States. In 1992 Dr. Kovacic completed advanced residency training and was the first private practitioner to pass the certifying exam for board certification in the newly established American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. Since that time he has trained new residents in his specialty and served on the board of directors of the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS) and the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC). From 2007-2009, Dr. Kovacic was the ACVECC president.
In addition to his medical practice and the training of residents, Dr. Kovacic is the president of Horizon Veterinary Services, a practice management and consulting group based in Wisconsin that has managed or advised more than 75 veterinary specialty practices throughout North America. He has helped to design more than 50 veterinary hospitals, lectured at numerous professional meetings, and written over 100 articles on both medical and management topics.
In 2008, Dr. Kovacic and his wife, Dr. Julie Cummings, began to develop Four Seasons Animal Hospital as a major medical center that would unify primary care, specialty care, alternative medicine, and emergency/critical care. He now looks forward to traveling less and spending more time working with the wonderful medical team at Four Seasons Animal Hospital and the excellent veterinary medical community of Contra Costa County.
In his spare time, Jan enjoys playing the guitar, skiing, and learning the game of golf. He is a licensed pilot and travels extensively when working on consulting projects. His best flights are always westbound back to California. |
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