Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP

Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP, ABMT

Vice Chair, Research
Medical Specialty: Addiction Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Medical Forensics
Medical Toxicology
Certification: American Board of Addiction Medicine; Emergency Medicine and Medical Toxicology, American Board of Emergency Medicine
Language(s): English, Italian, Spanish

Educational Background

Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury
Internship: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Residency: City University of New York School of Medicine, New York City
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ

Personal History and Interests

Fluent in Spanish and with nearly three decades of experience, Frank LoVecchio, DO, MPH, FACEP, ABMT is a recognized clinical leader in emergency medicine and medical toxicology across the United States. He has authored more than 300 peer-reviewed publications, lectured in more than 20 countries and contributed extensively to emergency medicine research, medical missions and clinical education.

Dr. LoVecchio is the Vice Chair of Research for Valleywise Health (formerly Maricopa Integrated Health System) and the Medical Director of Clinical Research at Arizona State University College of Health Solutions. He also works as the Principal Investigator for EMERGEncy ID NET studies, a national group of health system emergency departments funded through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to conduct infectious disease trials, including MRSA, C-difficile and cellulitis. In addition, Dr. LoVecchio is a site director for multiple National Institute of Health grants.

Active in educating the next generation of physicians, he is an emergency medicine and pharmacology professor at Creighton University School of Medicine and University of Arizona (UA) College of Medicine, both in Phoenix; he has also been on faculty at Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine in Glendale.

A research scholar, Dr. LoVecchio was a founding member of the Center for Toxicology and Pharmacology Education and Research at UA College of Medicine. Prior to joining DMG, he was co-medical director for Arizona’s Poison and Control Center, managed by Banner Health.

He has received more than a dozen awards for clinical research and education. Most recently, Phoenix Business Journal recognized Dr. LoVecchio with their Health Care Heroes 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award.

In addition to his medical degree, he holds a Master of Public Health from Harvard University in Boston, MA. Dr. LoVecchio completed his undergraduate studies at State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Conditions Treated

Abdominal pain
Asthma attacks
Behavioral health conditions
Bleeding
Breathing problems
Burns
Chronic severe medical conditions
Diabetes
Gynecology problems
Heart problems
High blood pressure (hypertension)
High fevers
Injuries
Obstetric (pregnancy) problems
Pediatric conditions
Stroke
Trauma
Wound care

Awards and Recognition

  • Phoenix Business Journal Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025
  • Arizona Public Health Association’s Public Health Research Award, 2022
  • Phoenix Business Journal Health Care Hero, Medical Education, 2022
  • Finalist, Phoenix Business Journal Health Care Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award, 2021
  • Phoenix Magazine “Top Doctor,” 2017
  • Phoenix Business Journal Health Care Hero, 2014
  • American College of Emergency Physicians National Educator of the Year, 2011

Location(s)

Valleywise Health Medical Center

2601 E. Roosevelt St.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Phone: (602) 344-5726
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Valleywise Health Emergency – Maryvale

5102 W. Campbell Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85301
Phone: (602) 344-5011
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