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Peter Angritt | |
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| Born | April 11, 1938 Bogotá, Colombia |
| Died | February 23, 2024 (aged 85) San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/ | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1969–1994 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Awards | Meritorious Service Medal [1] |
Peter Angritt | |
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| Medical career | |
| Field | Pathology [2] |
| Institutions | Armed Forces Institute of Pathology [3] [4] [5]
Walter Reed Army Medical Center [6] Tripler Army Medical Center [3] Brooks Army Medical Center [3] Darnall Army Hospital [3] Reynolds Army Hospital [3] |
| Sub-specialties | Clinical Pathology [3] |
Peter Angritt (born Pedro Antonio Angarita Riveros, April 11, 1938 - February 23, 2024) [8] was a colonel in the United States Army [1] who served as a physician specializing in clinical pathology for the United States Army Medical Corps [5].
Education
editAngritt earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from National University of Colombia School of Medecine in 1965. His study of pathology continued at their University Hospital and then at the Montefiore Medical Center. [3]
Career
editIn the 1970s, as a Lieutenant Colonel, Angritt served as the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Services at Gorgas Hospital in Ancón, Panama. [7]
In the 1970s and 80s he served as Chief of the Department of Pathology and Lab Services at Tripler Army Medical Center. [3]
As a Colonel, Angritt served as the head of the Division of AIDS Pathology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s. [3] [5]
Research
editCol Angritt co-authored dozens of often cited articles about opportunistic infections and infectuous diseases, and how they impacted patients with HIV/AIDS. [6] [4] Notable among them are related to Panniculitis [9] and Cat Scratch Disease [10].
Awards and recognitions
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Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster [1] |
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Army Meritorious Unit Commendation |
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National Defense Service Medal |
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Army Service Ribbon |
 
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Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 1 |
Personal Life
editAngritt was married to Rubby Angritt and had two children. [3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Peter Angritt's memorial page - Honor Veterans Legacies at VLM". Veterans Legacy Memorial. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Peter Angritt". Google Scholar. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "the AFIP Letter". Vol. 146, no. 6. December 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Peter Angritt's research while affiliated with Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "The AFIP Letter" (PDF). Wikimedia Commons. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Medical Research Publications: A Bibliography of Walter Reed Army Medical Center Staff, 1986-1992" (PDF). GovInfo. Defense Department, Army Department, Army Medical Department. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Organization Directory". University of Florida Digital Collections. Panama Canal Company. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Col. Peter Angritt, USA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Smith, Kathleen J. (1992). "Cutaneous Histopathologic, Immunohistochemical, and Clinical Manifestations in Patients With Hemophagocytic Syndrome". Archives of Dermatological Research. 128 (2): 193–200. doi:10.1001/archderm.1992.01680120065005.
- ^ "Epitheloid angiomatosis in HIV infection: neoplasma or cat-scratch disease?". Lancet. i (966). April 30, 1988. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Category:1938 births
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Category:Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States)
Category:United States Army colonels
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