Peter Angritt (born Pedro Antonio Angarita Riveros, April 11, 1938 - February 23, 2024). was a

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in the

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who served as a

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specializing in

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for the

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Education

Angritt earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from

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School of Medicine in 1965. His study of pathology began at their University Hospital and then continued at the

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Career

In the 1970s, as a Lieutenant Colonel, Angritt served as the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Services at

Gorgas Hospital Gorgas Hospital was a U.S. Army hospital in Panama City, Panama, named for Army Surgeon General William C. Gorgas (18541920). Built on the site of an earlier (1882) French hospital called L'Hospital Notre Dame de Canal, it was originally (1904) ...

in Ancón,

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. In the late 1970s and early 1980s he served as Chief of the Department of Pathology and Lab Services at

Tripler Army Medical Center Tripler Army Medical Center (TAMC) is a major United States Department of Defense medical facility administered by the United States Army in the state of Hawaii. It is the tertiary care hospital in the Pacific Rim, serving local active and retire ...

. As a Colonel, he was appointed Commander of the 10th Medlab, 7th Medical Command, in Landstuhl, Germany through the mid-1980s. Angritt continued his service as the head of the Division of AIDS Pathology at the

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from the late 1980s through the mid-1990s.

Research

Col Angritt co-authored dozens of often cited articles about

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s and

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, and how they impacted patients with

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. Notable among them are related to Panniculitis and

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. His work is particularly mentioned in relation to

Kaposi's Sarcoma Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a type of cancer that can form masses on the skin, in lymph nodes, in the mouth, or in other organs. The skin lesions are usually painless, purple and may be flat or raised. Lesions can occur singly, multiply in a limite ...

Awards and recognitions

Personal life

Angritt was married to Rubby Angritt and had two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Angritt, Peter Recipients of the Meritorious Service Medal (United States) United States Army colonels Colombian emigrants to the United States 1938 births 2024 deaths