Charles Duva

Charles “Chuck” Duva, M.D., is President and Chief Executive Officer of DuvaSawko, an emergency physician owned and operated coding, billing, accounts receivable, and practice management company. Headquartered in Ormond Beach, Florida, DuvaSawko works with emergency department practices across the United States.

Before co-founding DuvaSawko, Duva practiced emergency medicine for 20 years. He also served as Vice President and co-founder of Fish Memorial Hospital in DeLand, Florida, helping the hospital attain healthy profits. Injuries from a life-threatening motorcycle accident prevented him from continuing to practice emergency medicine, so he shifted his focus to management, earning a graduate degree in medical management from Tulane University. In addition to his executive role with DuvaSawko, Duva is Chief Operating Officer of Emergency Medicine Professionals, P.A., which has maintained emergency department contracts in multiple Central Florida hospitals for over 35 years.

Duva is active in the Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) and has served as chair of FCEP’s Medical Economics Committee. He also serves with distinction on the American College of Emergency Physicians Reimbursement Committee. In addition, Duva is Chief Executive Officer of PrimeCare Urgent Care Centers as well as Chief Executive Officer of Emergency Medicine Professionals, a physician staffing company with more than 100 providers staffing six hospitals and the Daytona International Speedway healthcare facilities located in the Daytona Beach region.