LouisChristopherTripoliMD

Travel Preparation & Vaccinations, Infectious Disease

Rear Admiral (Ret.) / Former Command Surgeon, US Indo-Pacific Command

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Former Command Surgeon (Chief Medical Officer) for US Indo-Pacific Command (www.pacom.mil), providing health support and oversight to all US Armed Services over 52% of the globe; planned and executed the successful pandemic coronavirus response in the Pacific. Now providing expert advice and consultation in pandemic response and digital health (AI, ML).

Former US Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon: Military approach offers lessons

Rear Admiral Dr. Lou Tripoli is a practicing physician at Tripler Army Medical Center and travel and tourism consultant in Hawaii and Las Vegas.

Naval War CollegeJoint Professional Military Education, Military Science, Vice Admiral John T. Hayward Award, 2009 - 2020
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1988
University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1984
HarvardBA, General, Cum Laude, 1976 - 1980

Defense Superior Service Medal United States Navy, 2020
Vice Admiral John T. Hayward award for Outstanding Academic Achievement at the College of Distance Education Naval War College, 2020
Defense Cooperation Award, First Class and Letter of Commendation Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force, 2020
Bronze Star United States Marine Corps, 2005
Meritorious Service Medal (3) United States Navy, 2012, 2014, 2016
Meritorious Service Medal United States Army, 2013
Legion of Merit (2) United States Navy, 2008, 2016
Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal US Navy, 2014
United States patents # 8,249,897 and 8,494,880. US Patent Office, 2012-2013
Sailor of the Year Navy Times, 2006
Resolution for Excellence in combat medical services Missouri House of Representatives, 2006
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal with Eagle Globe and Anchor Device US Navy and Marine Corps, 2005
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal US Navy and Marine Corps, 2005
Navy Unit Commendation US Marine Corps, 2005
Rifle Expert Medal (M-16) US Navy and Marine Corps, 2004
National Defense Medal US Navy, 2000
Pistol Sharpshooter ribbon US Navy and Marine Corps, 1996
Armed Forces Reserve Medal US Navy, 1996
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PubMed

Persons tested for SAR-CoV-2 at a military treatment facility in Hawaii.
Javier Barranco-Trabi, Stephen Morgan, Seema Singh, Jimmy Hill, Alexander Kayatani, Victoria Mank, Holly Nesmith, Heather Omara, Louis Tripoli, Michael Lustik, Jennife...> ;Plos One. 2022 Jan 1
Pacific Eclipse exercise: Value to US Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon's Office.
Louis C. Tripoli> ;Vaccine. 2021 Nov 16
Military Medicine in American Samoa-Connecting With Indo-Pacific Partners.
Bradley T Pierce, Josephine U Pucci, Elizabeth L Rich, Martin G. Ottolini, Jill F Schramm, Patrick H. DeLeon, Sean Hussey, Louis C. Tripoli, Kevin K. Chung> ;Military Medicine. 2021 Jul 31
40 citations
Part D coverage gap and adherence to diabetes medications.
Qian Gu, Feng Zeng, Bimal V. Patel, Louis C Tripoli> ;The American Journal of Managed Care. 2010 Dec 21
6 citations
Disseminated Yersinia enterocolitica. Case report and review of the literature.
L C Tripoli, D. E. Brouillette, J J Nicholas, D. H. Van Thiel> ;Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. 1990 Feb 1
40 citations
Lues maligna in a patient with human immunodeficiency virus infection
David J. Shulkin, Louis Tripoli, Edward Abell> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 1988 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

Persons tested for SAR-CoV-2 at a military treatment facility in Hawaii
Javier Barranco-Trabi ,Stephen Morgan,Seema Singh,Jimmy Hill,Alexander Kayatani,Victoria Mank,Holly Nesmith,Heather Omara,Louis Tripoli,Michael Lustik,Jennifer Masel,S..., PLOS ONE, 2/4/2022

Books/Book Chapters

Forensic Aspects of Chemical and Biological Terrorism
Chapter: Smallpox
Tripoli LCEditors: Wecht CH.Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Pittsburgh PA2004
Management and Administration of Correctional Health Care
Chapter: Hepatitis C Virus and Its Relevance to Corrections
Tripoli LCEditors: Moore, J.Civic Research Institute, Kingston, NJ2003
2000-2001 Medical Management of HIV Infection – Corrections Edition
Chapter: HIV in Corrections
Bartlett, JB and Gallant JPort City Press, Baltimore MD2001

Hotels Pitch Biden-Harris Administration on Becoming Vaccination OutpostsJanuary 19th, 2021
Former US Indo-Pacific Command Surgeon: Military approach offers lessons for Hawaii reopeningJuly 16th, 2021
The US military should be prepared for a humanitarian assistance role in the Ukraine crisisJune 8th, 2022
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Associate Clinical Investigator, Tripler Army Medical CenterConducted clinical research on characteristics of coronavirus infection among service members; publication pending.2020 - 2021