Peter Angritt
Born(1938-04-11)April 11, 1938
Bogotá, Colombia
DiedFebruary 23, 2024(2024-02-23) (aged 85)
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1969–1994
RankColonel
AwardsMeritorious Service Medal.[1]
Peter Angritt
Medical career
FieldPathology[2]
InstitutionsArmed Forces Institute of Pathology[3] [4] [5]

Walter Reed Army Medical Center[6]

7th Medical Command [3]

Tripler Army Medical Center [3]

Gorgas Hospital[3] [7]

Brooks Army Medical Center [3]

Darnall Army Hospital [3]

Reynolds Army Hospital [3]
Sub-specialtiesClinical 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

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Angritt 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

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In 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

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Col Angritt co-authored dozens of often cited articles about opportunistic infections and infectious 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]
  Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
  National Defense Service Medal
  Army Service Ribbon
   Army Overseas Service Ribbon with bronze award numeral 1

Personal Life

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Angritt was married to Rubby Angritt and had two children. [3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Peter Angritt's memorial page - Honor Veterans Legacies at VLM". Veterans Legacy Memorial. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Peter Angritt". Google Scholar. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Peter Angritt's research while affiliated with Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "The AFIP Letter" (PDF). Wikimedia Commons. Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b "Organization Directory". University of Florida Digital Collections. Panama Canal Company. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Col. Peter Angritt, USA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "Epitheloid angiomatosis in HIV infection: neoplasma or cat-scratch disease?". Lancet. i (966). April 30, 1988. Retrieved 5 July 2024.


Category:1938 births Category:2024 deaths Category:Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) Category:United States Army colonels Category:Colombian_people