Pietro D. Marghella

Commander Marghella is Director of Medical Contingency Operations in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Articles by Pietro D. Marghella

By Captain Pietro D. Marghella, U.S. Navy (Retired)

August 2023

Threats to the nation’s health are threats to national security.

By Commander Pietro D. Marghella, MSC, U.S. Navy, and Dr. Edward Feldman, M.D.

December 2004

As his submarine cruises submerged in enemy waters, a pharmacist's mate performs an emergency appendectomy.