Patricia Horoho

Patricia D. Horoho (born 1960) is a United States Army lieutenant general and the 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She is the first female and first Nurse Corps Officer nominated by the President of the United States as TSG & CG, USAMEDCOM in Army Medicine’s history.

Early life and education
Horoho was born in Fort Bragg in 1960, and attended St. Ann Catholic School and St. Patrick Catholic School in Fayetteville, North Carolina and graduated from E.E. Smith High School in 1978. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and the Masters of Science Degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992.

Career
In 1994, Horoho was the head nurse of the emergency room at Womack Army Medical Center. She treated the wounded in the aftermath of the Green Ramp disaster.

Horoho was recognized as a Nurse Hero by the American Red Cross on September 14, 2002, for her actions during the September 11 attacks for giving first-aid to 75 victims. Among her military awards are the Distinguished Service Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit medallion, Legion of Merit (2 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (6 OLC), Army Commendation Medal (3OLC), and the Army Achievement Medal (1 OLC). She was also recognized as a Legacy Laureate by the University of Pittsburgh in 2007.

Horoho has served as Commander of:
 * the DeWitt Health Care Network in Fort Belvoir, Virginia (2004–2006),
 * the Walter Reed Health Care System in Washington D.C. (2007–2008),
 * the Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma, Washington (2008–2009) and
 * the Western Regional Medical Command, based in Fort Lewis, Washington (2008–2010).
 * Surgeon General of the United States Army (December 2011 to present)

Personal life
Horoho is the daughter of retired Army officer Frank Dallas and Josephine Dallas. She is married to Raymond Horoho and has two children, John Horoho and Mary Margaret Horoho. She has one brother, Ed Dallas, and one sister, Nancy Dallas (now Boatner).