Karl Alcover PhD

Education

PhD in Epidemiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
BA in Biology (with Honors), University of Hawaii - Manoa, Honolulu, HI

Biography

Dr. Karl C. Alcover is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine with research interests in injury-related long-term health outcomes, substance use, and mental health outcomes. He graduated from Michigan State University with a PhD in Epidemiology in 2018. Prior to arriving at USUHS in 2020, he was a post-doctoral research associate in substance use research at Washington State University in Spokane. Dr. Alcover was also a graduate of Biology from University of Hawaii – Manoa.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Alcover KC, Stewart IJ, Aronson NE. Influence of Prior Selected Vaccinations on the Prevalence and Severity of COVID-19 Infection in the Active-Duty Military Population. Poster presentation at the Military Health System Research Symposium (MHSRS) September 2022. Kissimmee, FL.

Alcover KC, Lyons AJ, Morgan KE, McDonell MG. (July 2019). State-by-state Patterns of Marijuana Use Incidence Rates in the US from 2002-2017. Poster Presentation at Research Society on Marijuana, Vancouver, WA

Alcover KC, Oluwoye O, Kriegel L, McPherson S, McDonell MG. (June 2019). Impact of first episode psychosis treatment programs on heavy cannabis use among patients with psychosis: A Survival Analysis. Poster Presentation at the 2019 College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Scientific Meeting, San Antonio, TX

Alcover KC, Lyons A, Oluwoye O, Kriegel L, McPherson S, McDonell MG. (June 2019) Subsequent alcohol use disorder among first-time alcohol and cannabis users in a nationally representative sample. Poster Presentation at the 42nd Annual Research Society on Alcoholism Scientific Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Alcover KC, Anthony JC (June 2018). Polydrug cannabis use and cannabis dependence: Toward a "latent class with distal outcome" approach. Poster Presentation at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 2018, San Diego, California.

Alcover KC, Anthony JC. (June 2017). Rapid-onset cannabis problems: Excess risk for polydrug users? Oral Presentation at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 2017. Montreal, Canada

Alcover KC, Lopez-Quintero C, Anthony JC. (June 2016). Is risk of cannabis dependence lower for ‘cannabis only’ users? Poster Presentation at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 2016, La Quinta, California

Representative Bibliography

Alcover KC, Poltavskiy EA, Howard JT, Watrous JR, Janak JC, Walker LE, Stewart IJ. Postcombat-Injury Opioid Prescription and Alcohol Use Disorder in the Military. Am J Prev Med. 2022 Sep 17:S0749-3797(22)00387-7. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.07.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36127194.

Park HJ, Alcover KC, Wang Q, Gada SM. SARS-CoV-2 Antibody Longitudinal Profile of Immune Globulin Preparations. Mil Med. 2022 Jun 29:usac192. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usac192. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35769049; PMCID: PMC9384366.

Leazer S, Collen J, Alcover K, Tompkins E, Ambardar S, Allard RJ, Foster B, McNutt R, Leon M, Haynes Z, Bascome M, Williams M, Bunin J, O'Malley PG, Moores LK, Chung KK. Outcomes Associated With Intensive Care and Organ Support Among Patients With COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Mil Med. 2022 May 27:usac143. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usac143. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35639913; PMCID: PMC9384097.

Chitty SA, Mobbs S, Rifkin BS, Stogner SW, Lewis MS, Betancourt J, DellaVolpe J, Abouzahr F, Wilhelm AM, Szerlip HM, Parikh A, Gaeta RM, Rivera I, Park C, Levi B, Anesi GL, Alcover KC, Arnold TB, Howard JT, Sharma K, Pratt KP, Stewart IJ, Chung KK. A Multicenter Evaluation of the Seraph 100 Microbind Affinity Blood Filter for the Treatment of Severe COVID-19. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Mar 25;4(4):e0662. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000662. PMID: 35506015; PMCID: PMC9049035.

Burmeister DM, Heard TC, Chao T, Alcover K, Wagner A, Chung KK, Akers KS. A Prospective Observational Study Comparing Clinical Sepsis Criteria to Protein Biomarkers Reveals a Role for Vascular Dysfunction in Burn Sepsis. Crit Care Explor. 2022 Jan 5;4(1):e0610. doi: 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000610. PMID: 35018348; PMCID: PMC8735811

Alcover KC, Lyons AJ, Oluwoye O, Muse ID, Kelly ME, McDonell MG. Onset of Alcohol Use Disorder Among Alcohol Initiates by Race/Ethnicity. Alcohol. 2021 Aug 16:S0741-8329(21)00088-4. doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2021.08.002. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34411688

Alcover KC, Ambardar SR, Poltavskiy E, Nasir JM, Janak JC, Howard JT, Walker LE, Haigney MC, Stewart IJ. Traumatic injury and atrial fibrillation among deployed service members. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2021 Sep;32(9):2590-2594. doi: 10.1111/jce.15139. Epub 2021 Jul 18. PMID: 34197003

Thompson CL, Alcover KC, Yip SW. Clinical prediction of extra-medical use of prescription pain relievers from a representative United States sample. Prev Med. 2021 May 11:106610. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106610. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33989674

McDonell MG, Hirchak KA, Herron J, Lyons AJ, Alcover KC, Shaw J, Kordas G, Dirks LG, Jansen K, Avey J, Lillie K, Donovan D, McPherson SM, Dillard D, Ries R, Roll J, Buchwald D; HONOR Study Team. Effect of Incentives for Alcohol Abstinence in Partnership With 3 American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. 2021 Mar 3:e204768. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4768. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33656561; PMCID: PMC7931140

Alcover KC, Thompson CL. Patterns of Mean Age at Drug Use Initiation Among Adolescents and Emerging Adults, 2004-2017. JAMA Pediatr. 2020;10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.6235. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.6235.