Louis N. Pangaro MD, MACP

Dr. Louis N. Pangaro is Chairman of the Department of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. His medical degree is from Georgetown University (1973), and he did a residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in endocrinology there. In 1978, Dr. Pangaro joined the Army to do a research fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, winning the Bailey K. Ashford Research Award for developing the first immunoassay for 3,5 - Diiodothyronine. He retired in 1998, receiving the Defense Superior Service Medal. Dr. Pangaro joined the Uniformed Services University in 1978, initially as an Instructor in the Department of Medicine, and was eventually appointed Professor with tenure, in 1998, upon his retirement from the United States Army. In 1990, he served as the Department's Director of Education Programs and Vice-chair, and was selected as Department Chairman in June of 2008. Since 2009 Dr. Pangaro has been one of the faculty leaders of curricular redesign for the USU School of Medicine.