Patricia D. Horoho (née Dallas; born March 21, 1960) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general who served as the 43rd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General of the United States Army Medical Command.

Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho is the first female and first nurse to be nominated and confirmed by Congress as the surgeon general of the Army and commanding general of U.S. Army Medical Command. She was also the first married woman with children to …

Horoho became the 23rd Chief of the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in 2008, receiving a two-grade promotion from Colonel to Major General. As Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, she served concomitantly as Commander of Madigan Army Medical …

The 43rd Surgeon General and the Commanding General of the United States Army Medical Command, Major General Patricia Horoho, R.N. is the first woman and the first nurse to ever hold the prestigious position commanding the Army’s largest medical organization [50].

Nov 11, 2024 · Patricia D. Horoho, a retired United States Army lieutenant general, stands out as a pioneering figure in military healthcare. Appointed as the 43rd Surgeon General of the United States Army and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command, Horoho made history as the first Nurse Corps officer to hold this positi

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General Patricia (Patty) D. Horoho is the Chief Executive Officer of Optum Serve, the end-to-end federal business of Optum and UnitedHealth Group. Patty is a values-based servant leader whose life’s calling is to improve the U.S. health care system, focused in the areas of health care delivery and health disparities.

Mar 19, 2012 · Patricia D. Horoho Ten years after that fateful morning in the Pentagon, Horoho (NURS ’92G) was again honored as a pioneer, becoming the first nurse and first woman in the 236-year history of Army Medicine and of the U.S. Department of Defense to …

Jan 9, 2012 · Lt. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho became both the first nurse and the first woman appointed as Army surgeon general in a ceremony Dec. 7, 2011, at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va.

STAMFORD, Conn., March 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Patricia D. Horoho, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general and former Army Surgeon General will appear on the VoiceAmerica - Live Internet Talk...

Patricia D. Horoho . Doctor of Laws. Lieutenant General (Retired) Patricia Dallas Horoho served as the 43rd Surgeon General of the United States Army from 2011 to 2015. She was the first nurse and the first woman to hold that position, which was established during the American Revolution in 1775. As Surgeon General