Commander

Commander    Colonel Christopher C. Pase     Moncrief Army Health Clinic

Colonel Christopher C. Pase is an Army Physician Assistant (PA), a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Army War College, a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, and U.S. Army Flight Surgeon Course. In addition to his military education, he holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Physician Assistant (PA) Studies. He is a Federal Institute of Healthcare Executives alum, holds the Army Strategist skill identifier, and is a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Fellow. 

He entered the Army in 1992 as an enlisted Combat Medic (91B). In 2001, after graduating from the Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP), he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP). He is board certified by the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants, is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and is a recipient of The Surgeon General's "A" proficiency designator.

Prior to his current assignment, he served as Special Assistant to the Director of the Defense Health Agency at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia. He has served in myriad roles spanning strategic, command, executive staff, academia, clinical, and operational levels, including Executive Officer to the Deputy Surgeon General and Deputy Commanding General (Operations) at the Office of the Surgeon General, U.S. Army Medical Command; Falls Church, VA; Troop Battalion Commander, Martin Army Community Hospital, Fort Benning, GA; Health Director/National Programs Director, U.S. Army Soldier for Life Program, HQDA, G-1; Future Operations Officer, SP Corps, DHHQ; Executive Officer to the Chief, SP Corps, Fort Sam Houston, TX; IPAP Deputy Branch Chief and Associate Professor, IPAP, Fort Sam Houston, TX; Battalion Aeromedical PA, 4-227th ARB, 1st CAV, Fort Hood, TX; Brigade Surgeon, 2nd BCT, 4ID, Fort Hood, TX; Task Force Surgeon, TF1-67 CAB, FOB Iskan, Iraq; Battalion PA, 1-67 AR, 4ID, Fort Hood, TX; Battalion Surgeon, HQ, 4th FSB, 4ID Tikrit, Iraq; Battalion PA, Echo MED, 4th FSB, 4ID, Fort Hood, TX.

His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (6 Oak Leaf Clusters), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (3 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Achievement Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), Good Conduct Medal (2 Loops), National Defense Service Medal (2 Service Stars), Iraqi Campaign Medal (4 Service Stars), Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, NCO Officer Professional Development Ribbon (Numeral 2), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (Numeral 3), Combat Medical Badge, Expert Field Medical Badge, Flight Surgeon Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge. He is a member of the Order of Military
Medical Merit.