Patricia Horoho

Patricia D. Horoho

Born	1960 (age 56–57) Fort Bragg, North Carolina, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1982–2016
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	DeWitt Health Care Network Walter Reed Health Care System Madigan Army Medical Center Western Regional Medical Command Surgeon General of the U.S. Army
Awards	Distinguished Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (3) Meritorious Service Medal (7) Army Commendation Medal (4) Army Achievement Medal (2) Order of Military Medical Merit

Patricia D. Horoho (born 1960) is a retired United States Army lieutenant general and was the 43rd U.S. Army Surgeon General and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Command. She was the first female and first Nurse Corps Officer to hold those appointments.

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 in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982 and the Master of Science Degree as a Clinical Trauma Nurse Specialist from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992.

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.