Draft:Peter Angritt

Peter Angritt (born Pedro Antonio Angarita Riveros, April 11, 1938 - February 23, 2024) was a colonel in the United States Army who served as a physician specializing in clinical pathology for the United States Army Medical Corps.

Education
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.

Career
In the 1970s, as a Lieutenant Colonel, Angritt served as the Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Services at Gorgas Hospital in Ancón, Panama.

In the 1970s and 80s he served as Chief of the Department of Pathology and Lab Services at Tripler Army Medical Center.

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.

Research
Col Angritt co-authored dozens of often cited articles about opportunistic infections and infectuous diseases, and how they impacted patients with HIV/AIDS. Notable among them are related to Panniculitis and Cat Scratch Disease.

Personal Life
Angritt was married to Rubby Angritt and had two children.